Permafrost degradation and nitrogen cycling in Arctic rivers: insights from stable nitrogen isotope studies

Francis, Adam; Ganeshram, Raja S.; Tuerena, Robyn E.; Spencer, Robert G. M.; Holmes, Robert M.; Rogers, Jennifer A.; Mahaffey, Claire

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-365-2023

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Permafrost degradation and nitrogen cycling in Arctic rivers: insights from stable nitrogen isotope studies

Adam Francis, Raja S. Ganeshram, Robyn E. Tuerena, Robert G. M. Spencer, Robert M. Holmes, Jennifer A. Rogers, and Claire Mahaffey

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