The “Regulator” Function of Viruses on Ecosystem Carbon Cycling in the Anthropocene

Yang Gao; Yao Lu; Jennifer A.J. Dungait; Jianbao Liu; Shunhe Lin; Junjie Jia; Guirui Yu

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.858615

The “Regulator” Function of Viruses on Ecosystem Carbon Cycling in the Anthropocene

Yang Gao^*, Yao Lu, Jennifer A.J. Dungait, Jianbao Liu, Shunhe Lin, Junjie Jia, Guirui Yu

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	858615
Journal	Frontiers in Public Health
Volume	10
Early online date	29 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.858615
Publication status	First published - 29 Mar 2022

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anthropogenic activity
carbon cycle
climate change
regulator
virus

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