EcologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Deep rhizospheres extend the nitrogen cycle meters below the base of soil into weathered bedrock
Kelsey L. Crutchfield-Peters, Daniella Rempe, Alison K. Tune, Todd E. Dawson
The paper examines nitrogen dynamics in a weathered bedrock vadose zone, finding biologically available nitrogen comparable to forest soils and linked to rhizosphere activity and leaching processes.
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