Thursday, January 09, 2014

Fungi May Determine the Future of Soil Carbon

This is a photo of the fruiting body of an ectomycorrhizal fungus associated with the roots of a Hemlock tree in Harvard Forest. (Credit: Colin Averill) Click to enlarge.
Soil contains more carbon than air and plants combined.  This means that even a minor change in soil carbon could have major implications for the Earth's atmosphere and climate.  New research points to an unexpected driver of soil carbon content:  fungi.

 Fungi May Determine the Future of Soil Carbon
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