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Reclamation - restoring disturbed lands

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Meta-analysis shows that plant mixtures increase soil phosphorus availability and plant productivity in diverse ecosystems (acrobat.adobe.com)
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Great paper on how plants use P and how diversity can improve P use.

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[–] Track_Shovel 2 points 1 year ago

They found that deeper rooting plants pull P up to the surface making it available to others, IIRC.