2024, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Part C
Impact of climate change on microorganisms
Author(s): A Kirti and Deoraj Sharma
Abstract: The Earth contains approximately 1030 living cells, with a vast amount of these cells being microorganisms. These small organisms play a crucial role in understanding the inputs and impacts of climate change, as they play diverse roles in sequestering and producing greenhouse gases. In marine realms, microbes define global nutrient cycles and fix about half of the Earth's carbon. On land, microbes in soil regulate soil carbon storage directly while influencing plant life growth and productivity. The diverse roles of microbes in both sequestering and producing greenhouse gases raise concerns about the impacts of changing climate on the microbe-mediated carbon source-sink balance. Microbe-associated processes can be linked to high uncertainty and high risk, such as the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane, which could trigger warming-carbon feedback loops.
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How to cite this article:
A Kirti, Deoraj Sharma. Impact of climate change on microorganisms. J Adv Microbiol Res 2024;5(1):181-188.