Climate change = topsoil change... a threat which makes anthropocentric sea-level rise concerns seem trivial & childish in comparison. "... The real hazard, for humans and other creatures that depend on cyanobacteria – and that adds up to all life on Earth – is that there is likely to be a knock-on effect on soil fertility, and soil erosion: it is the “living crusts” formed by these microbes that in many places hold the soil together, and sometimes researchers try to combat cases of severe erosion by injecting these cyanobacteria into the dust to act as soil stabilizers. ..."
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 05:30:09 +0000
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