In Panama, nitrogen-fixing trees unlock phosphorus and other scarce nutrients
By enriching soils, they benefit forest recovery and carbon storage
A new study, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that nitrogen-fixing trees play an underrecognized role in recovering tropical forests by enriching nutrient-poor soils with scarce elements such as phosphorus and molybdenum.
Coauthor Sarah Batterman, a tropical forest ecologist at END
Coauthor Sarah Batterman, a tropical forest ecologist at END