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We wish to thank the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (ISSS and SWERUS programs), the Nordic Council of Ministers (TRI-DEFROST program), the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (grants #825.10.022 and #863.12.004), and C. Beer for comments.
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Vonk, J., Gustafsson, Ö. Permafrost-carbon complexities. Nature Geosci 6, 675–676 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1937
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