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		gjytfhbfd on April 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientists discover first nitrogen fixing organell... Remove too much carbon however and the plants die. We don't want a Great Decarbonification Event.

__MatrixMan__ on April 21, 2024 [–]

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.

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