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Competing for phosphorus

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A 3-year field experiment suggests plant responses to elevated CO2 in phosphorus-limited grasslands depends on the biogeochemical interplay between soil microbes and plants.

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Fig. 1: Possible plant responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment in phosphorus-limited ecosystems.

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