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Yale Environment 360: Forest top soils capture and stabilize nitrogen pollution very quickly but release it slowly, according to new research published in the journal Ecology. The findings indicate that mature forests may be providing an under-appreciated service by storing excess nitrogen, which can lead to algal blooms and oxygen-depleted dead zones if too much is released into lakes and waterways. Older forests store nitrogen more efficiently than young forests recovering from clear-cuts, the researchers found, because......
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Mature Forests Protect Waterways From Nitrogen Pollution, Researchers Find
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on October 27th, 2014
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