Plants’ ability to absorb increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air may have been overestimated, a new University of Minnesota study shows.
The study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows that even though plants absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide and actually can benefit from higher levels of it, they may not get enough of the nutrients they need from typical soils to absorb as much CO2 as scientists had previously estimated. Carbon dioxide absorption is an important factor in mitigating fossil-fuel emissions.
The study, one of only three such long-term experiments in the world, is based on 13 years of research at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve north of the Twin Cities, conducted by U of M scientists Peter Reich and Sarah Hobbie.
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This makes sense, as it has been found in humans that many supplement vitamins and minerals are not absorbed unless other combinations of vitamins and minerals are also ingested.
This makes sense, as it has been found in humans that many supplement vitamins and minerals are not absorbed unless other combinations of vitamins and minerals are also ingested.