Potential carbon emissions dominated by carbon dioxide from thawed permafrost soils

Christina Schädel (), Martin K.-F. Bader, Edward A. G. Schuur, Christina Biasi, Rosvel Bracho, Petr Čapek, Sarah De Baets, Kateřina Diáková, Jessica Ernakovich, Cristian Estop-Aragones, David E. Graham, Iain P. Hartley, Colleen M. Iversen, Evan Kane, Christian Knoblauch, Massimo Lupascu, Pertti J. Martikainen, Susan M. Natali, Richard J. Norby, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Taniya Roy Chowdhury, Hana Šantrůčková, Gaius Shaver, Victoria L. Sloan, Claire C. Treat, Merritt R. Turetsky, Mark P. Waldrop and Kimberly P. Wickland
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Christina Schädel: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University
Martin K.-F. Bader: New Zealand Forest Research Institute
Edward A. G. Schuur: Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University
Christina Biasi: University of Eastern Finland
Rosvel Bracho: University of Florida
Petr Čapek: University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science
Sarah De Baets: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Kateřina Diáková: University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science
Jessica Ernakovich: CSIRO Agriculture
Cristian Estop-Aragones: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
David E. Graham: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Iain P. Hartley: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Colleen M. Iversen: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Evan Kane: School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University
Christian Knoblauch: Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Massimo Lupascu: National University of Singapore
Pertti J. Martikainen: University of Eastern Finland
Susan M. Natali: Woods Hole Research Center
Richard J. Norby: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jonathan A. O’Donnell: Arctic Network, National Park Service
Taniya Roy Chowdhury: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hana Šantrůčková: University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science
Gaius Shaver: The Ecosystem Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
Victoria L. Sloan: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Claire C. Treat: Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Merritt R. Turetsky: University of Guelph
Mark P. Waldrop: US Geological Survey
Kimberly P. Wickland: US Geological Survey

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 10, 950-953

Abstract: A meta-analysis of soil incubation studies from the permafrost zone suggests that thawing under aerobic conditions, which releases CO2, will strengthen the permafrost carbon feedback more than waterlogged systems, which releases CO2 and CH4.

Date: 2016
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