Cut Greenhouse Gases Using Microbes
Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 13:40
in Earth & Climate
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas that is also responsible for destroying the ozone layer. INRA researchers in Dijon have shown that the ability of soils to eliminate N2O can mainly be explained by the diversity and abundance of a new group of micro-organisms that are capable of transforming it into atmospheric nitrogen (N2). The results underline the importance of microbial diversity to the functioning of soils and the services they deliver. read more