Climate change: High risk of permafrost thaw

Edward A.G. Schuur; Benjamin Abbott

doi:10.1038/480032a

Climate change: High risk of permafrost thaw

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	32-33
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	480
Issue number	7375
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/480032a
State	Published - Dec 1 2011
Externally published	Yes

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