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Letter: Slow rot

Published 13 November 2013

From Juliet Bullimore

In addition to the “fertiliser effect” on vegetation of rising carbon dioxide levels (12 October, p 40), the work of the humble soil microbe should not be ignored.

Plant material grown in higher levels of CO2 is likely to have a higher carbon:nitrogen ratio, which could slow decomposition by soil microorganisms – more data for climate models.
Westleton, Suffolk, UK

Issue no. 2943 published 16 November 2013

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