Soil science - The Arctic carbon count

被引:15
作者
Beer, Christian [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Biogeochem, DE-07745 Jena, Germany
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10.1038/ngeo292
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Despite its potential importance in a warming world, the organic carbon content of Arctic soils has escaped robust quantification. A closer look at the North American sector suggests that much more carbon is stored in these high northern grounds than previously thought.
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