Fungi Not Helpful For Sequestering Atmospheric Carbon In Soil

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Using the fungi found in plants to store carbon in the soil has previously been suggested as a partial solution to global warming, but new research shows that this doing wouldn’t help to reduce atmospheric carbon levels. The potential increased storage in the soil is offset by the increasing decomposition rates in the soil caused [...]

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