Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon
Laxenburg, Austria (SPX) Apr 17, 2014 - The ability of forests to sequester carbon from the atmosphere depends on nutrients available in the forest soils, shows new research from an international team of researchers, including IIASA. The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, showed that forests growing in fertile soils with ample nutrients are able to sequester about 30% of the carbon that they take up during ph ... more

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