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Nearly 25% of the world’s plant biomass is underground
- D-USYS
- Institute of Integrative Biology
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Until now, there has been only limited understanding of exactly how much of the world’s biomass is below ground. As a result, it has also been unclear how much carbon is being stored underground by plants.
by Crowther Lab/D-USYS