Soils do more than store carbon from plant residues. Beneath our feet, vast communities of microbes quietly pull carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into organic matter, helping regulate ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...

Kohler, Jan, Schmitt, Mechthild, Krumbeck, Hartwig, Kapfer, Maria, Litchman, Elena, and Neale, Patrick J. 2001. "Effects of UV on carbon assimilation of phytoplankton ...