Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage. Aa Aa Aa ...

Soil is a significant carbon reservoir, storing more carbon than all plants, animals and the atmosphere combined, making it crucial for addressing the climate crisis. Microbes, such as bacteria and ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland—no matter where they are in the country—says new research. A team led by scientists from the University of ...

Shrinking glaciers expose new land in the Arctic, creating unique ecosystems. Researchers studied how microbes colonize these barren landscapes. The study reveals a crucial role for specific fungal ...

The Department of Energy recently awarded a 3-year research grant to an assistant professor and a postdoctoral fellow at Rice University to investigate how soil can be used as carbon storage, which ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Elevated nutrient deposition often increases primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems and thus has the potential to increase the flux of ...

Ecosystem ecology studies often focus on what’s happening to plants above ground, for instance exploring photosynthesis or water loss in leaves. But what is happening below the ground in plant roots ...

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Although most of the world's biodiversity is below ground, surprisingly little is known about how it affects ecosystems or how it will be affected by climate change. A new study demonstrates that soil ...