Global plant nitrogen use is controlled by temperature

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 7651 - 3
• Main Author: Wang, Lixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.09.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/172/169/209; 704/47/4112; Ammonium; Biogeochemistry; Comment; Datasets; Humanities and Social Sciences; Isotopes; Leaves; multidisciplinary; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Organic nitrogen; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Soil temperature; Temperature

Plant nitrogen source in the soil is challenging to track. Compiling the most comprehensive global δ 15 N dataset, a new study shows the plant use of various available soil nitrogen forms (ammonium, nitrate, and organic nitrogen) is strongly controlled by temperature.