Abstract
Increased industrialization and urbanization have made humans rely on the usage of fossil fuels which leads to the generation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and causes global warming. The concentration of greenhouse gases majorly carbon dioxide is rapidly increasing in the atmosphere because of various anthropogenic as well as natural activities. The loss of carbon from the terrestrial ecosystem into the atmosphere has both short- and long-term negative effects on our planet earth. Carbon cycling in a terrestrial as well as an aquatic ecosystem is a major concern in climate change; hence, it is required to comprehend the role of biota in the management of carbon fixation and its cycling. This chapter mainly focuses on the potential of different organisms that have the capability of CO2 assimilation. With this, the process by which organism proceeds sequestration of CO2 is explained in brief. Different types of microorganisms and their adaptations for effective CO2 sequestration are also highlighted. It is important to implement biological methods to manage CO2 because they synthesize useful by-products such as bioplastics, medicinal compounds, and biofuels.
The current chapter will help us to understand how biological diverse organisms can work as a sustainable technology to mitigate the increasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere.
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Ranjan, M.R., Bhardwaj, P., Tripathi, A. (2021). Microbial Sequestration of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. In: Choudhary, D.K., Mishra, A., Varma, A. (eds) Climate Change and the Microbiome. Soil Biology, vol 63. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76863-8_10
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