Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Biogeochemistry

Long-term effects of permafrost thaw

Carbon emissions from the Arctic tundra could increase drastically as global warming thaws permafrost. Clues now obtained about the long-term effects of such thawing on carbon dioxide emissions highlight the need for more data.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Relevant articles

Open Access articles citing this article.

Access options

Rent or buy this article

Prices vary by article type

from$1.95

to$39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Notes

  1. See all news & views

References

  1. Liljedahl, A. K. et al. Nature Geosci. 9, 312–318 (2016).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Kwon, M. J. et al. Biogeosciences 13, 4219–4235 (2016).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Merbold, L. et al. Glob. Change Biol. 15, 2599–2614 (2009).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. Zona, D. et al. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 26, GB2004 (2012).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Stow, D. A. et al. Remote Sens. Environ. 89, 281–308 (2004).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. Naito, A. T. & Cairns, D. M. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 35, 423–442 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Mastepanov, M. et al. Biogeosci. Discuss. 9, 15853–15900 (2012).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. Oechel, W. C., Laskowski, C. A., Burba, G., Gioli, B. & Kalhori, A. A. M. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci. 119, 323–339 (2014).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Zona, D. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 113, 40–45 (2016).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Donatella Zona.

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Climate science: Cold carbon storage

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zona, D. Long-term effects of permafrost thaw. Nature 537, 625–626 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/537625a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/537625a

This article is cited by

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing