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Fungi responsible for most carbon sequestration not plants

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Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 16 4:53 pm Post subject: Fungi responsible for most carbon sequestration not plants

Study finds fungi, not plant matter, responsible for most carbon sequestration in northern forests.

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(Phys.org) ï¿½A new study undertaken by a diverse group of scientists in Sweden has found that contrary to popular belief, most of the carbon that is sequestered in northern boreal forests comes about due to fungi that live on and in tree roots, rather than via dead needles, moss and leaf matter. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their findings after taking soil samples from 30 islands in two lakes in northern Sweden.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 16 5:26 am Post subject:
Interesting. I wonder what happens in temperate forests.

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