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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Climate change, plant roots may accelerate carbon loss from soils

Climate change, plant roots may accelerate carbon loss from soils
Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 09, 2015 - Soil, long thought to be a semi-permanent storehouse for ancient carbon, may be releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere faster than anyone thought, according to Oregon State University soil scientists. In a study published in this week's online edition of the journal Nature Climate Change, the researchers showed that chemicals emitted by plant roots act on carbon that is bonded to miner ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Climate_change_plant_roots_may_accelerate_carbon_loss_from_soils_999.html

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