The marine nitrogen cycle: new developments and global change

DA Hutchins, DG Capone - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
The ocean is home to a diverse and metabolically versatile microbial community that
performs the complex biochemical transformations that drive the nitrogen cycle, including …

The planetary role of seagrass conservation

RKF Unsworth, LC Cullen-Unsworth, BLH Jones… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Seagrasses are remarkable plants that have adapted to live in a marine environment. They
form extensive meadows found globally that bioengineer their local environments and …

Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

NA Eckardt, EA Ainsworth, RN Bahuguna… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time
for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science …

The microbial ecology of estuarine ecosystems

BC Crump, JL Bowen - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Human civilization relies on estuaries, and many estuarine ecosystem services are provided
by microbial communities. These services include high rates of primary production that …

Microbe‐dependent and independent nitrogen and phosphate acquisition and regulation in plants

B Zhao, X Jia, N Yu, JD Murray, K Yi, E Wang - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the most important macronutrients required for plant
growth and development. To cope with the limited and uneven distribution of N and P in …

Non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs: global diversity, distribution, ecophysiology, and activity in marine waters

KA Turk-Kubo, MR Gradoville, S Cheung… - FEMS microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Biological dinitrogen (N2) fixation supplies nitrogen to the oceans, supporting primary
productivity, and is carried out by some bacteria and archaea referred to as diazotrophs …

Seagrass genomes reveal ancient polyploidy and adaptations to the marine environment

X Ma, S Vanneste, J Chang, L Ambrosino, K Barry… - Nature plants, 2024 - nature.com
We present chromosome-level genome assemblies from representative species of three
independently evolved seagrass lineages: Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa …

Microbiota-mediated nitrogen fixation and microhabitat homeostasis in aerial root-mucilage

Z Pang, X Mao, S Zhou, S Yu, G Liu, C Lu, J Wan, L Hu… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Plants sustain intimate relationships with diverse microbes. It is well-recognized
that these plant-associated microbiota shape individual performance and fitness of host …

Diversity and regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in plants

P Xu, E Wang - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Plants associate with nitrogen-fixing bacteria to secure nitrogen, which is generally the most
limiting nutrient for plant growth. Endosymbiotic nitrogen-fixing associations are widespread …

More foxes than hedgehogs: the case for nitrogen fixation in coastal marine sediments

RW Fulweiler - Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen fixation is an important process connecting the vast atmospheric pool of di‐nitrogen
gas to the biosphere. Nitrogen fixation is an energy intensive process, and it is historically …