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Ecosystems acquire nitrogen from the atmosphere, but this source can't account for the large nitrogen capital of some systems. The finding that bedrock can also act as a nitrogen source may help solve the riddle. See Letter p.78

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  1. Edward A. G. Schuur is in the Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8526, USA.,

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Schuur, E. Nitrogen from the deep. Nature 477, 39–40 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/477039a

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