Yet there seems to be a third important and previously unquantified methane sink at play: trees. The bark on many tree species is also host to methanotrophs, per the new study. Added altogether, the ...
The cracked, hard bark of woody plants carries more than just lichen, insects, and years of dust. The seemingly barren layer teems with trillions of microbes, including bacteria, algae, and fungi. 1 ...