Limited nutrients may keep plants from growing as fast as scientists thought

ENN
Apr 21, 2015, 10:00 am20 pts
Plants are one of the last bulwarks against climate change. They feed on carbon dioxide, growing faster and absorbing more of the greenhouse gas as humans produce it. But a new study finds that limited nutrients may keep plants from growing as fast as scientists thought, leading to more global warming than some…

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