The identity of the dominant root-associated microbial symbionts in a forest determines the
ability of trees to access limiting nutrients from atmospheric or soil pools,, sequester carbon …

Studies of biodiversity and ecosystem function (BEF) have long focused on the role of
nitrogen (N)-fixing legumes as a functional group that occupies a distinct and important …

Accurate projections of the terrestrial carbon (C) sink are critical to understanding the future
global C cycle and setting CO2 emission reduction goals. Current earth system models …

Our knowledge of microbial biogeography has advanced in recent years, yet we lack
knowledge of the global diversity of some important functional groups. Here, we used …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) is a key ecological process whose impact depends on the
strategy of SNF regulation—the degree to which rates of SNF change in response to …

Regenerating tropical forests have an immense capacity to capture carbon and harbor
biodiversity. The recuperation of the nitrogen cycle following disturbance can fuel biomass …

More than half of the world's tropical forests are currently recovering from human land use,
and this regenerating biomass now represents the largest carbon (C)-capturing potential on …

Aim Plants that host root‐symbiotic nitrogen‐fixing bacteria have an important role in driving
terrestrial ecosystem processes, but N‐fixing ability is unequally distributed among plant …

Symbiotic nitrogen (N)‐fixing trees can provide large quantities of new N to ecosystems, but
only if they are sufficiently abundant. The overall abundance and latitudinal abundance …

Aim Nitrogen (N)‐fixing plants are an important component of global plant communities, but
the drivers of N‐fixing plant diversity, especially in temperate regions, remain …