J T Lennon, R Z Abramoff, S D Allison, R M Burckhardt, K M DeAngelis, J P Dunne, S D Frey, P Friedlingstein, C V Hawkes, B A Hungate, S Khurana, S N Kivlin, N M Levine, S Manzoni, A C Martiny, J B H Martiny, N K Nguyen, M Rawat, D Talmy, K Todd-Brown, M Vogt, W R Wieder, E J Zakem
Climate change jeopardizes human health, global biodiversity, and sustainability of the biosphere. To make reliable predictions about climate change, scientists use Earth system models (ESMs) that integrate physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring on land, the oceans, and the atmosphere. Although critical for catalyzing coupled biogeochemical processes, microorganisms have traditionally been left out of ESMs. Here, we generate a "top 10" list of priorities, opportunities, and challenges for the explicit integration of microorganisms into ESMs...
March 25, 2024: MBio