Lucky heather earns its name in carbon study

Researchers have found that heather has an important role to play in keeping carbon locked in the earth. The findings, published online this week in leading journal Ecology, show that the type of plants growing on the surface of our peaty moorlands can change how quickly dead plant material is broken down, influencing the speed with which carbon from dead plant matter is released back into the air we breathe.

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