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Researchers suggest earthworms contribute to climate change
2013-03-25 02:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Things are only getting worse for the formerly innocent earthworm. After being cited by a University of Minnesota forestry professor as a threat to northern forests, the earthworm -- long a symbol of earthy richness and fishing-hole fun -- is now being blamed in a study for possibly helping to increase greenhouse gas emissions. In a paper published recently in Nature Climate Change, two U.S. scientists, along with one from the Netherlands and one from Colombia, analyzed 57 studies of earthworm...
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