Earlier spring snowmelt in Alps threatens microbes in soil | Earth
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-gr...
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