Permafrost and the global carbon budget

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作者
Zimov, Sergey A. [1 ]
Schuur, Edward A. G.
Chapin, F. Stuart, III
机构
[1] Russian Acad Sci, Pacific Inst Geog, NE Sci Stn, Cherskii 678830, Republic Sakha, Russia
[2] Univ Florida, Dept Bot, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[3] Univ Alaska, Inst Arctic Biol, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
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10.1126/science.1128908
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Climate warming will thaw permafrost, releasing trapped carbon from this high-latitude reservoir and further exacerbating global warming.
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