Nitrogen Needs Could Be Limiting Nature’s Carbon Capacity

A new study suggests that past calculations of biological nitrogen fixation were overestimated by up to 66%—and that farms growing nitrogen-fixing crops may be filling in the gaps, for better or worse.

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Eos
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2025-08-25
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2025eo250312
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demographic modeling and climate adaptation
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Nitrogen Needs Could Be Limiting Nature’s Carbon Capacity

Rebecca Owen
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demographic modeling and climate adaptation
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Nitrogen Needs Could Be Limiting Nature’s Carbon Capacity

Rebecca Owen
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Abstract

A new study suggests that past calculations of biological nitrogen fixation were overestimated by up to 66%—and that farms growing nitrogen-fixing crops may be filling in the gaps, for better or worse.

EosVol. 106
Openalex Percentile: Top 74%
demographic modeling and climate adaptation
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