Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen can, but does not always, speed up the sequestration of carbon in trees and forest soil. This complexity may arise from the spatial variations in each of the three mechanisms by which nitrogen affects carbon storage.
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Janssens, I., Luyssaert, S. Nitrogen's carbon bonus. Nature Geosci 2, 318–319 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo505
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