Ecosystem productivity shapes how soil microbes store or release carbon, challenging old assumptions

PHYSorg
Jan 19, 2026, 9:46 pm84 pts
Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a result, the global soil carbon cycle—by which carbon enters, moves through, and leaves soils worldwide—exerts a significant impact on climate change feedback.

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