Organic matter composition and greenhouse gas production of thawing subsea permafrost in the Laptev Sea

Subsea permafrost underneath the Arctic Ocean is one of the least understood compartments of the global carbon cycle. Here, Wild et al. shed light on its carbon sources, degradation history and potential greenhouse gas release after thaw.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Birgit Wild, Natalia Shakhova, Oleg Dudarev, Alexey Ruban, Denis Kosmach, Vladimir Tumskoy, Tommaso Tesi, Hanna Grimm, Inna Nybom, Felipe Matsubara, Helena Alexanderson, Martin Jakobsson, Alexey Mazurov, Igor Semiletov, Örjan Gustafsson
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:	Science Q Arctic Arctic Ocean Laptev Sea laptev permafrost
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32696-0 https://doaj.org/article/2797f233a31c4b8792e80cf53a54965d

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Summary:	Subsea permafrost underneath the Arctic Ocean is one of the least understood compartments of the global carbon cycle. Here, Wild et al. shed light on its carbon sources, degradation history and potential greenhouse gas release after thaw.