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Soil microbes will release 40 percent more CO2 by 2100
Environment, NewsClimate change is increasing the respiration of soil microbes and related CO2 emissions. A phenomenon, says a Swiss study, set to accelerate between now and the end of the century

In Tibetan permafrost 54% of the carbon comes from microbes
Environment, NewsA Chinese study quantifies for the first time the weight of major soil organic carbon components released due to rising temperatures

Chinese study unravels the mysteries of biocrusts
Environment, NewsResearchers have shown how surface biocrusts protect subsoil microorganisms by increasing their diversity and stability which benefit the soil

The secret to Amazon regeneration lies in black soil
Environment, NewsAccording to Brazilian research, the valuable black soil found in parts of the Amazon retains unique characteristics that promote the rapid recovery of deforested land

Subsoil carbon is particularly vulnerable to climate change
Environment, NewsInternational study shows how, at one meter depth, soil gives up more than one-third of its pyrogenic carbon after experiencing a 4°C temperature rise in less than five years

Biochar provides relief for saline soils in Bangladesh
Agricultural Industry, NewsBiochar promotes tomato crop yields in salt-affected soils, a research conducted in Bangladesh has found. Effects on carbon sequestration are also positive

UK, two thirds of soils show nutrient deficit
Environment, NewsAn analysis by the independent laboratory NRM: as a result of the degradation, wheat crops show 10% less nitrogen and 25% less phosphorus. Thousands of soil samples extracted from UK farmland

Variety of trees promotes carbon and nitrogen sequestration
Environment, NewsAn increase in the number of tree species stimulates greater carbon and nitrogen sequestration, Canadian research explains. But biodiversity is in decline. Promoting it means mitigating climate change and reducing land degradation

Queensland is the epicenter of deforestation in Australia
Environment, NewsIn Australia, livestock expansion fuels record deforestation in the state of Queensland. The phenomenon complicates climate mitigation ambitions in the country

Antibiotics and livestock farming reduce carbon sequestration in grasslands
Agricultural Industry, NewsLivestock herbivores impact soil microbial fauna by reducing carbon uptake capacity, an Indian research says. Antibiotics' effect on soil is crucial