Nitrogen availability is a pivotal control on terrestrial carbon sequestration and global climate change. Historical and contemporary views assume that nitrogen enters Earth’s land-surface ecosystems from the atmosphere. Here we demonstrate that bedrock is a nitrogen source that rivals atmospheric nitrogen inputs across major sectors of the global terrestrial environment.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/convergent-evidence-widespread-rock-nitrogen-sources-earth%E2%80%99s-surface-environment
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/b-z-houlton
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-l-morford
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-dahlgren
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sinks
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-sequestration
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sedimentation