Biological Nitrogen Fixation

S Batterman, N Wurzburger - 2024 - smithsonian.figshare.com
Biological nitrogen fixation supplies the largest quantity of new, natural nitrogen to terrestrial
ecosystems, but little is known about its function and controls in tropical forests. Recent work …

Anthropogenic perturbations to the atmospheric molybdenum cycle

MY Wong, SD Rathod, R Marino, L Li… - Global …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Molybdenum (Mo) is a key cofactor in enzymes used for nitrogen (N) fixation and nitrate
reduction, and the low availability of Mo can constrain N inputs, affecting ecosystem …

Atmospheric wet iron, molybdenum, and vanadium deposition in Chinese terrestrial ecosystems

Y Chen, Q Wang, J Zhu, Y Xi, Q Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) are the main components of the three known
biological nitrogenases, which constrain nitrogen fixation and affect ecosystem productivity …

Climate and substrate stoichiometry co‐regulate free‐living nitrogen fixation at regional and global scales

H Dai, Z Liu, A Bahadur, M Zheng, J Wu - Earth's Future, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The traditional view holds that the global distribution of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in
terrestrial ecosystems is primarily affected by climate, associating certain warm, wet low …

Quantification of biological nitrogen fixation by Mo-independent complementary nitrogenases in environmental samples with low nitrogen fixation activity

SJ Haynes, R Darnajoux, E Han, S Oleynik, E Zimble… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) by canonical molybdenum and complementary vanadium
and iron-only nitrogenase isoforms is the primary natural source of newly fixed nitrogen …

Do nitrogen and phosphorus additions affect nitrogen fixation associated with tropical mosses?

L Avila Clasen, A Permin, AB Horwath, DB Metcalfe… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tropical cloud forests are characterized by abundant and biodiverse mosses which grow
epiphytically as well as on the ground. Nitrogen (N)-fixing cyanobacteria live in association …

Conifer and broadleaf trees show a strong co-evolution with rhizosphere diazotrophic microbiome

X Li, H Zi, VJ Carrion, H Zhu, Y Liao, S Sun - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims Free living, non-symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria
(diazotrophs) that inhabit plant rhizosphere substantially contribute to nitrogen input in forest …

杉木, 桉树, 马尾松人工林非共生固氮量空间变异与分布特征——以广西高峰林场为例.

高春莲, 汪珍川, 胡宝清, 梁清怡… - Guangdong …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
[目的] 探究不同生长季杉木, 桉树, 马尾松人工林不同生态系统组分非共生固氮量空间分布变化
与含量差异.[方法] 利用普通克里金插值分析, 方差分析和相关性分析方法, 以广西高峰林场杉木 …

Impact of Nutrient Additions on Free‐Living Nitrogen Fixation in Litter and Soil of Two French‐Guianese Lowland Tropical Forests

L Van Langenhove, T Depaepe… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In tropical forests, free‐living Biological nitrogen (N) fixation (BNF) in soil and litter tends to
decrease when substrate N concentrations increase, whereas increasing phosphorus (P) …

Enzymatic Mechanism, Efficiency, and Environmental Activity of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Revealed by the Natural Abundance of Stable Isotopes

E Han - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Nitrogenase is the only natural enzyme capable of supplying new nitrogen (N) to the
biosphere. It converts inert atmospheric N 2 into bioavailable NH 3 using a metal cofactor …