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tghypadmin
April 8, 2014
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NYT-Salamanders are heroes of climate change

clemson.edu Wonderful article by Richard Conniff in yesterday’s Science Times explains that salamanders eat bugs that shred leaves lying on the ground in the forest. This helps keep the leaves intact, and layers of leaves returns the carbon from decaying leaves to the soil. This not only decreases carbon entering the atmosphere, it enriches the soil. Salamanders are very sensitive to pesticides-give them a Healthy Yard so they can help us out!
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/science/salamanders-hefty-role-in-the-forest.html?hpw&rref=scienc&_r=1

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