Dynamic carbon-nitrogen coupling under global change
A new study reveals that both the carbon and nitrogen cycles continually adjust under global change, leading to dynamic coupling.
A new study reveals that both the carbon and nitrogen cycles continually adjust under global change, leading to dynamic coupling.
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