Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

Ecological interpretations of nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial plants and soils

JM Craine, ENJ Brookshire, MD Cramer… - Plant and Soil, 2015 - Springer
Background Knowledge of biological and climatic controls in terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling
within and across ecosystems is central to understanding global patterns of key ecosystem …

A million spiking-neuron integrated circuit with a scalable communication network and interface

PA Merolla, JV Arthur, R Alvarez-Icaza, AS Cassidy… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Inspired by the brain's structure, we have developed an efficient, scalable, and flexible non–
von Neumann architecture that leverages contemporary silicon technology. To demonstrate …

The evolution of Earth's biogeochemical nitrogen cycle

EE Stüeken, MA Kipp, MC Koehler, R Buick - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for all life on Earth and it acts as a major control on
biological productivity in the modern ocean. Accurate reconstructions of the evolution of life …

Isotopic overprinting of nitrification on denitrification as a ubiquitous and unifying feature of environmental nitrogen cycling

J Granger, SD Wankel - Proceedings of the National …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Natural abundance nitrogen and oxygen isotopes of nitrate (δ15NNO3 and δ18ONO3)
provide an important tool for evaluating sources and transformations of natural and …

Denitrification, Anammox, and N2 Production in Marine Sediments

AH Devol - Annual review of marine science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Fixed nitrogen limits primary productivity in many parts of the global ocean, and it
consequently plays a role in controlling the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. The …

Intracellular metabolite levels shape sulfur isotope fractionation during microbial sulfate respiration

BA Wing, I Halevy - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
We present a quantitative model for sulfur isotope fractionation accompanying bacterial and
archaeal dissimilatory sulfate respiration. By incorporating independently available …

[HTML][HTML] Using multi-tracer inference to move beyond single-catchment ecohydrology

BW Abbott, V Baranov, C Mendoza-Lera… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Protecting or restoring aquatic ecosystems in the face of growing anthropogenic pressures
requires an understanding of hydrological and biogeochemical functioning across multiple …

Nitrogen isotope effects induced by anammox bacteria

B Brunner, S Contreras, MF Lehmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Nitrogen (N) isotope ratios (15N/14N) provide integrative constraints on the N inventory of
the modern ocean. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), which converts ammonium …

Isotope Signatures of N2O in a Mixed Microbial Population System: Constraints on N2O Producing Pathways in Wastewater Treatment

P Wunderlin, MF Lehmann, H Siegrist… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present measurements of site preference (SP) and bulk 15N/14N ratios (δ15NbulkN2O)
of nitrous oxide (N2O) by quantum cascade laser absorption spectroscopy (QCLAS) as a …