‘Blew Us Away’: Researchers Find Nitrogen Boost Spurs Faster Tropical Forest Growth

‘Blew us away’: Researchers find nitrogen boost spurs faster tropical forest growth

Regenerating tropical forests pull carbon dioxide from the air, but a lack of nitrogen in the soil could slow this process, a new Nature Communications study has found. Restoring tropical forests is widely seen as one of the most important ways to mitigate climate change, but scientists still don’t fully understand how nutrient availability may constrain tree growth. That means we can’t really predict how quickly regenerating forests will accumu…

Nitrogen Supports Quicker Regrowth in Deforested Areas, Research Shows

New research from the University of Leeds conducted over two decades indicates that nitrogen supports quicker regrowth in deforested areas.