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UrduMicrobiologists do not fully understand how bacteria’s genes relate to their life strategies. Now, by analyzing large DNA sequencing datasets from around the globe, researchers discovered a new way of categorizing the dominant life strategies of soil bacteria based on their genes. This technique allowed the researchers to link different life strategies with specific climate and soil conditions.
Tag: soil carbon
Permafrost alone holds back Arctic rivers — and a lot of carbon
New research from Dartmouth provides the first evidence that the Arctic’s frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth’s northernmost rivers.
Tidal landscapes a greater carbon sink than previously thought
Mangroves and saltmarshes sequester large amounts of carbon, mitigating the greenhouse effect.
Researchers to Train Farmers on How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Improve Soil Health
Current farming practices disrupt soil, release carbon into atmosphere
Our toilets can yield excellent alternatives for widespread polluting fertilizers
To tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution, humanity will need to move to a circular economy, where all resources are recycled.
What is a soil carbon credit?
Farmers who use best practices to reduce carbon can be rewarded with soil carbon credits and earn additional income through carbon markets
Unearthing the secrets of plant health, carbon storage with rhizosphere-on-a-chip
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around poplar tree roots for insights into plant health and soil carbon sequestration.
Microbes enhance resilience of carbon-rich peatlands to warming
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that certain bacteria increase the climate resilience of Sphagnum moss, the tiny plant responsible for storing a third of the world’s soil carbon in peat bogs.
What is “soil carbon”?
Both frozen carbon dioxide and organic matter are important forms of soil carbon
Story tips: Getting to the root, empowering savings potential and hotter urban hydrology
ORNL story tips: Getting to the root, empowering savings potential and hotter urban hydrology
Improving soil carbon measurements empowers African farmers
Researchers test new, inexpensive device to provide critical information
Elevated CO2 emissions increase plant carbon uptake but decrease soil carbon storage
Elevated carbon dioxide emissions from human activities increase the uptake of carbon by plants but may decrease storage in soil. An international team led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists synthesized 108 elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) experiments in various ecosystems to find out how much carbon is absorbed by plants and soil.
Michigan Tech expert available: Mega wildfires release soil carbon into the atmosphere
Evan Kane, soil carbon expert, is available to speak about how increasingly severe wildfires are accelerating the climate change feedback loop.