Global plant nitrogen use is controlled by temperature
Plant nitrogen source in the soil is challenging to track. Compiling the most comprehensive global δ15N dataset, a new study shows the plant use of various available soil nitrogen forms (ammonium, nitrate, and organic nitrogen) is strongly controlled by temperature.
Authors
- Lixin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0968-1247)
Institutions
- University of Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50803-1
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture