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Fixing tropical forests

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An extensive dataset indicates that nitrogen-fixing trees are most abundant in young, dry tropical forests. The finding expands the potential for natural nitrogen fertilization and carbon dioxide sequestration in areas recovering from land use.

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Fig. 1: Nitrogen-fixing trees in wet and dry tropical forests.

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  1. School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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  2. Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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  3. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Panama

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