Bacteria increase arid-land soil surface temperature through the production of sunscreens
oleh: Estelle Couradeau, Ulas Karaoz, Hsiao Chien Lim, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Trent Northen, Eoin Brodie, Ferran Garcia-Pichel
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Soil surface temperature, which affects many biogeochemical processes, depends on soil albedo. Here, Couradeau et al.show that some cyanobacteria can increase the temperature of arid-land soil surface by as much as 10 °C through the accumulation of a sunscreen metabolite.