Soils in drought stress leak more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Microbes do a lot under the soil surface that can't be seen with the naked eye, but even tiny soil microbes are feeling the stress of hotter and drier conditions. These microbes release more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere in response to drought stress, a new study conducted at the Biosphere 2 rainforest finds.
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