Life in the Hothouse
Melanie Lenart, 2010, University of Arizona Press.
(weathering - chemical erosion of bedrock)
- p155: Robert Berner: "... Trees do the best job of weathering because they have extensive root systems." Modern weathering under trees in Iceland is 3-4x faster than neighboring ground without trees.
- p155: Trees produce the most organic, humic, and fulvic acids.