Diversity and Distribution of Archaea Community along a Stratigraphic Permafrost Profile from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
Accompanying the thawing permafrost expected to result from the climate change, microbial decomposition of the massive amounts of frozen organic carbon stored in permafrost is a potential emission source of greenhouse gases, possibly leading to positive feedbacks to the greenhouse effect. In this st...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Archaea |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/240817 |