Warming temps alone fail to trigger increased CO2 levels from soil

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Source: Photo courtesy of Debjani Sihi, NC State University.

A study examining the effects of higher temperatures on soil shows that warming alone does not increase levels of carbon dioxide emitted from the soil. Instead, higher temperatures combined with more added carbon led to higher carbon dioxide levels released from the soil.

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