Nitrogen pollution slows down forest decomposers

Mongabay
Mar 5, 2017, 10:42 pm196 pts
Nitrogen pollution can alter the way temperate forests function, a new study has found. Excess nitrogen from air pollution slows down decomposition of plant matter by soil fungi, which in turn reduces the amount of nutrients available to plants for their growth, researchers report in the study published…

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