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Carbon cycling in forest soils research presented

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-09-12

Just as individual humans have different microbial communities in their guts, the microbial communities living in soils vary from site to site as well. Recent research compared the decomposition rates of wood stakes over eight sites to gain an understanding of soil microbes in forests. The activity of soil microbes can also tell a story of the value of carbon storage in soil.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-09-carbon-forest-soils.html