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News Release 10-066
Soil Microbes Produce Less Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Than Expected With Climate Warming
Key players in carbon cycle multiply slowly when overheated
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Many species of fungi proliferate in Alaska's boreal forest.
Credit: Steven D. Allison
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Fungi, such as this Laccaria species in an Alaskan forest, respond to soils rich in nitrogen.
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Some species of fungi play important roles in breaking down wood in the forest.
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Researchers started a greenhouse warming experiment in Alaska's boreal forest in 2005.
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Scientists measure carbon dioxide from soils in the greenhouse warming experiment.
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Biologist Steven Allison in Alaskan forest, maintaining the greenhouse warming experiment.
Credit: Krista McGuire
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