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Arctic rivers tell tales of change

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Two decades of measurements across large Arctic rivers reveal unexpectedly divergent biogeochemical changes that have important implications for the Arctic Ocean. This calls for an improved understanding of current disruptions over the boundless Arctic landscape.

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Fig. 1: Drivers and impacts of changes occurring across Arctic landscape, rivers and ocean under a changing climate.

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    Fabrice Lacroix

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Lacroix, F. Arctic rivers tell tales of change. Nat. Geosci. 16, 760–761 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01248-6

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