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Impact of Climate Change on Soil Fertility

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Climate Change and the Microbiome

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 63))

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Soil health and its fertility are an integral part of soil that provides a medium for plant growth and crop production. Climate is another most important aspect of nature and it is also a neutral thing similar to soil, but changes in climate occurs due to atmospheric environmental changes. Direct and indirect impacts of soil fertility are observed due to changes in climate. Although changes in soil are not an instant process, it takes years, and often sudden climatic changes destroy the vegetation of specific area and it may have many other effects. Human activity is directly or indirectly affecting climate change and further affecting soil health. Changes in soil health can affect food production such as crop, vegetables, etc. There are many factors in soil which can change due to effects of climate change; it can be physical, chemical, and biological. Climate change affects soil from its formation to its level of plant production. Soil affects climatics changes directly and indirectly as it is the main place of different biological and biochemical cycles.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, India

    Abhilasha Shourie

  2. Department of Botany, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Anamika Singh

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Shourie, A., Singh, A. (2021). Impact of Climate Change on Soil Fertility. 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_4

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