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How do the trees and plants grow in the rainforest despite the lack of nutrients in the soil?

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Despite all of its abundant richness, Amazonia's giant trees grow in the poorest of soil. Seriously. The top two inches of the acidic soil contains 99% of the nutrients. Only the top two. Nine tenths of the forest's energy is stored in the leaves and tissues of the trees themselves. The forest floor is a porous mass that prevents minerals and nutrients from being washed away and lost.
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