Study suggests air pollution in the Santa Monica mountains is harming native plants, increasing fire risk

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 06:00 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org) —Initial results from experiments conducted in the Santa Monica Mountains by a botanist at the University of California, Riverside and her colleagues indicate that high levels of nitrogen may adversely impact native plants and, by extension, increase the risk of wildfire.

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