Fernando T Maestre

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The world’s driest areas are tipped to get even drier, with potentially worrying implications for soil productivity.

If the world’s soils keep drying out that’s bad news for microbes (and people)

Brajesh Singh, Western Sydney University; Fernando T Maestre, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, and Manuel Delgado Baquerizo, Western Sydney University

The world’s ‘drylands’ – already home to 38% of the world’s people – are set to dry out even more. And that could harm the soil microbes that keep soils healthy and help crops to grow.

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