Direct evidence for phosphorus limitation on Amazon forest productivity - Nature.com

8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 6 months ago

Nutrient manipulation of low-phosphorus soil in an old growth Amazon rainforest shows that phosphorus availability drives forest productivity and is likely to limit the response to increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

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