| Mineral
Cycling on Oligotrophic Soils |
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| • | Up to 26% of roots on the
surface |
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| • | Root mats several
cm thick can develop |
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| • | Root mat &
mycorrhizae directly absorb available minerals |
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| • | 99.9% of Ca &
P absorbed into root mat in Amazon |
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| • | Presence of
buttresses may allow roots to spread widely at |
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| surface, where
they reclaim minerals |
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