Soil Microbes WVU (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

Soil Microbes WVU

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Soil microbes transform carbon entering soil from plants, returning some to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2) and producing microbial residues that facilitate carbon sequestration in soil. These microbial activities influence ecosystem feedbacks to global change.

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WVU Illustration/Chansotheary Dang

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