Climate change research in Alaska monitors CO₂ release from thawing permafrost, along with tundra growth. The project, led by Ted Schuur of University of Florida, has found that in the short term, CO₂ released from melting permafrost leads to increased growth of local tundra vegetation. But in the longer term, the thawing leads to increased atmospheric loading of CO₂ as more is released than can be taken up by the vegetation.