Permafrost thaw and microbial decomposition is considered one of the most likely positive climate feedbacks from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere in a warmer world, but the rate of carbon release from permafrost soil remains highly uncertain.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/effect-permafrost-thaw-old-carbon-release-and-net-carbon-exchange-tundra
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/edward-g-schuur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jason-g-vogel
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kathryn-g-crummer-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arctic