Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 02:18 in Earth & Climate

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. "This paper produces the first evidence that to really understand the carbon cycle, you have to look into issues of nutrient cycling within the soil," said one of the researchers.

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