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Hidden heroes: Australian tree bark microbes consume greenhouse & toxic gases
By Ruth Kamnitzer Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new ...
Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...
Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that ...
Many of the microbes living in bark can live off various gases. This is a process recently coined as “aerotrophy”, as in “air ...
Researchers find that microbes on tree bark can alter greenhouse and toxic gases, shaping climate and air quality beyond ...
Metagenomic sequencing of tree bark microbiota indicated their ability to process some atmospheric gases, highlighting their ...
Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...
Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.
Don't stress if you have a tree that's not looking its best in the bark department. You can save a tree with damaged bark by first assessing the type of damage. Once you know the severity, you have a ...
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