The role of changing temperature in microbial metabolic processes during permafrost thaw.

Approximately one fourth of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is underlain by permafrost, earth materials (soil, organic matter, or bedrock), that has been continuously frozen for at least two consecutive years. Numerous studies point to evidence of accelerated climate warming in the Arctic and s...

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Main Authors: Komi S Messan, Robert M Jones, Stacey J Doherty, Karen Foley, Thomas A Douglas, Robyn A Barbato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232169