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Bedrock Nitrogen and Forests
September 6, 2011 | University of California, Davis

“For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees’ growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.” Quoted from the University of California – Davis news release.


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