1.0Environmental System Science Programhttps://ess.science.energy.govsiteAdminhttps://ess.science.energy.gov/author/siteadmin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://ess.science.energy.gov/highlight/increased-earthworm-density-supports-soil-carbon-storage-in-a-forest-exposed-to-elevated-co2/">Increased Earthworm Density Supports Soil Carbon Storage in a Forest Exposed to Elevated CO2</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ess.science.energy.gov/highlight/increased-earthworm-density-supports-soil-carbon-storage-in-a-forest-exposed-to-elevated-co2/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Increased Earthworm Density Supports Soil Carbon Storage in a Forest Exposed to Elevated CO2” — Environmental System Science Program" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Increased Earthworm Density Supports Soil Carbon Storage in a Forest Exposed to Elevated CO2 Carbon isotope analysis tracked carbon transfer from detritus to earthworms, earthworm casts, and soil. Net primary productivity influences soil food webs and ultimately the amount of carbon inputs in ecosystems. Earthworms can physically protect organic matter from rapid mineralization through the […]