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Fungi may be crucial to storing carbon in soil as the Earth warms

In laboratory tests, dirt home to only bacteria released more CO2 when heated than other soils

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Scientists are beginning to unravel the relationships among soil microbes that enable some soils to hold on to carbon while others more readily lose theirs to the atmosphere.

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By Freda Kreier

- More than 2 years ago

When it comes to storing carbon in the ground, fungi may be key.