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IELTS AcademicReadingSentence Completion

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Passage: 'Boreal forest peatlands accumulate thick strata of un-decomposed organic matter because cold waterlogged soils inhibit microbial decomposition. These vast northern carbon sinks contain over 450 gigatons of carbon, exceeding the total amount stored in all global tropical rainforests combined.'

Complete the sentence with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text: Microbial breakdown in boreal peatlands is arrested primarily by cold and _______ conditions in the soil.'

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