Study Suggests Natural Areas May Acquire Too Little Nitrogen to Repair Climate

Study Suggests Natural Areas May Acquire Too Little Nitrogen to Repair Climate

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study indicates that forests, prairies and other natural areas around the globe acquire less nitrogen than previously estimated. The findings have climate implications as plants need the element to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Published in Nature, the data analysis of biological nitrogen fixation also shows a rise in agricultural nitrogen fixation that may be contributing to the degradation of land, air and …