Additionally, amphiphiles ( organic molecules with both hydrophilic and lipophilic properties ) including stearic and oleic acids have been shown to form exterior films on marine aerosols that could have served as proto-membranes in prebiotic chemistry.
2.
One reason for the low nutrient conditions is that streams and rivers do not flow into these forests ( if they did, nutrient rich freshwater swamps would result ), water only flows out of them, so the only input of nutrients is from rainfall, marine aerosols and dust.