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March 4, 2021
A new study suggests that spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year, and the earlier warming – due to climate change – threatens vitally important microbial communities in alpine soils.
Winter and summer at the field site, Hohe Mut, high up in the Austrian Alps. Image via Richard Bardgett/ University of Manchester.
A new study suggests that spring snowmelt in the Alps is occurring earlier in the year, and that change – caused by ongoing climate change – threatens the lifecycle of vitally important microbial communities within alpine soils. The below-ground microbes critically support above-ground life because they recycle the key nutrients that all animals and plants depend upon. They also control how much carbon is stored in the soil, where it cannot cause further global warming. The findings, by scientists from the University of Manchester, were published February 22, 2021, in the peer-reviewed
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