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Abrupt permafrost thaw accelerates carbon dioxide and methane release at a tussock tundra site

Heidi Rodenhizera Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Fay Belsheb Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Justin Ledmand Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research Site, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USAView further author information
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Pages 443-464 | Received 05 Jan 2022, Accepted 25 Aug 2022, Published online: 29 Sep 2022

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