Comment on Scientists discover first nitrogen fixing organelleparentComments−__MatrixMan__2yRemoving the nitrogen bottleneck would let them capture carbon faster. Given our predicament I'd say we should take all the help we get.−gjytfhbfd2yRemove too much carbon however and the plants die.We don't want a Great Decarbonification Event.−__MatrixMan__2yDecaying plants emit carbon. The extra nitrogen would just be changing is the length of the give-your-carbon-back-to-the-atmosphere queue. It's negative feedback: stable.
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Removing the nitrogen bottleneck would let them capture carbon faster. Given our predicament I'd say we should take all the help we get.
Remove too much carbon however and the plants die.
We don't want a Great Decarbonification Event.
Decaying plants emit carbon. The extra nitrogen would just be changing is the length of the give-your-carbon-back-to-the-atmosphere queue. It's negative feedback: stable.