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Microbes : the unseen agents of climate change / David L. Kirchman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirchman, David L., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bacteria--Climatic factors.
- Bacteria.
- Microorganisms--Climatic factors.
- Microorganisms.
- Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry).
- Climatic changes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- From heat waves and wildfires to flooding and record droughts, the impacts of climate change are now obvious. While the primary cause is the rise in greenhouse gases mainly from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum, the complete story behind greenhouse gases also involves microbes and what they are doing in natural ecosystems. Although microbes contribute to the problem by producing greenhouse gases, climate change would be even more severe if not for other microbes that consume greenhouse gases. Understanding and solving the biggest environmental problem facing us today depends on the smallest organisms, microbes.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2024.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 24, 2023).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-768859-4
- 0-19-768857-8
- OCLC:
- 1410525634
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