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Sulfur cycling in thawing permafrost landscapes

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A negative sulfur isotope excursion occurred across Eurasia during the last deglaciation. An analysis suggests thawing permafrost might be responsible.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of hypothesized sulfur cycle evolution in a degrading permafrost landscape over the past 50,000 years.

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  1. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Clement P. Bataille

  2. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Clement P. Bataille

  3. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Elliott K. Skierszkan

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Bataille, C.P., Skierszkan, E.K. Sulfur cycling in thawing permafrost landscapes. Nat. Geosci. 18, 936–937 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01804-2

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