Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently studied how moisture influences soil heterotrophic respiration. That’s the breathing-like process by which microbes convert dead organic carbon in the soil to carbon dioxide.
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently studied how moisture influences soil heterotrophic respiration. That’s the breathing-like process by which microbes convert dead organic carbon in the soil to carbon dioxide.