Ecology: Nitrogen from the deep
Abstract
Ecosystems acquire nitrogen from the atmosphere, but this source can't account for the large nitrogen capital of some systems. The finding that bedrock can also act as a nitrogen source may help solve the riddle. See Letter p.78
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- September 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1038/477039a
- Bibcode:
- 2011Natur.477...39S