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Acid compounds of carbon, such as acetic acid, which are produced when plant or animal tissues decompose. Bormann et al. (1998) Biogeochem. 43, 2 show that organic weathering plays a significant role in the release of nutrients to plants. See also Jones et al. (2003) Plant & Soil 248, 1–2.
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