Run: Photo; Loc: Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Preserve; Date: 2026-03-21; Camera: Maine; Proj: DigiPics
Notes - Colors popped out today, lots of moss and lichen.
#spring #green #moss #leaves #lichen #treebark #trees #mushroom #tan #fun #colorful #interesting #photo #photography
Hidden #tree #bark #microbes munch on important #climate gases
Knowing these vast #microbiomes' preferences might help customize #reforestation plans
The #treebark microbes feast on #hydrogen, #methane and #carbonmonoxide. Methane is a #greenhousegas 28 times more potent than #carbondioxide over a 100-yr. Carbon monoxide β€” which is lethal to humans β€” and hydrogen enhance #globalwarming indirectly, by helping methane persist longer in atmosphere.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tree-bark-microbes-climate-gases
https://archive.ph/Pd33w
Hidden tree bark microbes munch on important climate gases

Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide.

Science News

#climate #trees #TreeBark #ghgs

Tree bark microbes also clean the air by removing greenhouse and toxic gases
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-tree-bark-microbes-air-greenhouse.html

Tree bark microbes also clean the air by removing greenhouse and toxic gases

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.

Phys.org