TY - JOUR
AU - Gao, Yang
AU - Lu, Yao
AU - Dungait, Jennifer A.J.
AU - Liu, Jianbao
AU - Lin, Shunhe
AU - Jia, Junjie
AU - Yu, Guirui
PY - 2022
DA - March
TI - The “Regulator” Function of Viruses on Ecosystem Carbon Cycling in the Anthropocene
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
VL - 10
DO - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.858615
AB - Viruses act as “regulators” of the global carbon cycle because they impact the material cycles and energy flows of food webs and the microbial loop. The average contribution of viruses to the Earth ecosystem carbon cycle is 8.6‰, of which its contribution to marine ecosystems (1.4‰) is less than its contribution to terrestrial (6.7‰) and freshwater (17.8‰) ecosystems. Over the past 2,000 years, anthropogenic activities and climate change have gradually altered the regulatory role of viruses in ecosystem carbon cycling processes. This has been particularly conspicuous over the past 200 years due to rapid industrialization and attendant population growth. The progressive acceleration of the spread and reproduction of viruses may subsequently accelerate the global C cycle.
PB - Frontiers Media
UR - https://pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publications/the-regulator-function-of-viruses-on-ecosystem-carbon-cycling-in-
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Environment, community and place
ER