The study reveals that, plants ability to absorb increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air may have been overestimated. The ability of plants to absorb carbon from the atmosphere is limited by the fetility of the soil. Nature magazine reports that the capacity for land plants to absorb more CO2 will be much lower than previously thought, owing to limitations in soil nutrients. The research by Peter Reich and Sarah Hobbie from the University of Minnesota is based on the 13 years of research at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve north of the Twin Cities.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:47:04 +0000
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