Impact Of Soil Microbes On Global Warming Less Than Previously Predicted
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 23:00
in Earth & Climate
Current models of global climate change predict warmer temperatures will increase the rate that bacteria and other microbes decompose soil organic matter, a scenario that pumps even more heat-trapping carbon into the atmosphere. read more
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