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Quantifying nitroge...
Quantifying nitrogen-fixation in feather moss carpets of boreal forests
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DeLuca, T H (author)
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Zackrisson, O (author)
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Nilsson, M C (author)
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- Sellstedt, Anita, 1955- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för fysiologisk botanik,Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC)
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2002
- 2002
- English.
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In: Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0028-0836 .- 1476-4687. ; 419:6910, s. 917-920
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- Biological nitrogen (N) fixation is the primary source of N within natural ecosystems(1), yet the origin of boreal forest N has remained elusive. The boreal forests of Eurasia and North America lack any significant, widespread symbiotic N-fixing plants(1-6). With the exception of scattered stands of alder in early primary successional forests(7), N-fixation in boreal forests is considered to be extremely limited. Nitrogen-fixation in northern European boreal forests has been estimated(2) at only 0.5 kg Nha(-1) yr(-1); however, organic N is accumulated in these ecosystems at a rate of 3 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) (ref. 8). Our limited understanding of the origin of boreal N is unacceptable given the extent of the boreal forest region, but predictable given our imperfect knowledge of N-fixation(1,9). Herein we report on a N-fixing symbiosis between a cyanobacterium (Nostoc sp.) and the ubiquitous feather moss, Pleurozium schreberi (Bird) Mitt. that alone fixes between 1.5 and 2.0 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) in mid- to late-successional forests of northern Scandinavia and Finland. Previous efforts have probably underestimated N-fixation potential in boreal forests.
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