In the top-down approach, the carbon balance from an atmospheric perspective is compiled by running an atmospheric transport model (the so ... terrestrial ecosystem respiration, blending the ...

then back to carbon dioxide (respiration) — is part of what is commonly called the global carbon cycle. Indeed, the fossil fuels we use to power our world today are the ancient remains of once ...

A new study has shed light on how soil microorganisms, which are crucial to the carbon cycle, adapt to different ... measured the rate of soil microbial respiration (SMR), the process by which ...