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Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release

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  • Merritt R. Turetsky
  • Benjamin W. Abbott
  • Miriam C. Jones
  • Katey Walter Anthony
  • David Olefeldt
  • Edward A. G. Schuur
  • Charles Koven
  • A. David McGuire
  • Guido Grosse
  • Peter Kuhry
  • Gustaf Hugelius
  • David M. Lawrence
  • Carolyn Gibson
  • A. Britta K. Sannel

Abstract

The sudden collapse of thawing soils in the Arctic might double the warming from greenhouse gases released from tundra, warn Merritt R. Turetsky and colleagues.

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  • Merritt R. Turetsky & Benjamin W. Abbott & Miriam C. Jones & Katey Walter Anthony & David Olefeldt & Edward A. G. Schuur & Charles Koven & A. David McGuire & Guido Grosse & Peter Kuhry & Gustaf Hugeli, 2019. "Permafrost collapse is accelerating carbon release," Nature, Nature, vol. 569(7754), pages 32-34, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:569:y:2019:i:7754:d:10.1038_d41586-019-01313-4
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01313-4
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