Forest canopies help determine natural fertilization rates

In this week’s issue of Science, a team of researchers from the United States and Sweden report on a newly identified factor that controls the natural input of new nitrogen into boreal forest ecosystems. Nitrogen is the primary nutrient that dictates productivity (and thus carbon consumption) in boreal forests.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news131291169.html">Forest canopies help determine natural fertilization rates</a></p> <p>In this week’s issue of <i>Science</i>, a team of researchers from the United States and Sweden report on a newly identified factor that controls the natural input of new nitrogen into boreal forest ecosystems. Nitrogen is the primary nutrient that dictates productivity (and thus carbon consumption) in boreal forests.</p>