A unifying framework for dinitrogen fixation in the terrestrial biosphere

By B. Houlton, Ying Ping Wang, P. Vitousek, Christopher B. Field. Nature, 2008

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Nitrogen inputs accelerate phosphorus cycling rates across a wide variety of terrestrial ecosystems. (2012, neutral): “…was positively correlated with labile and organic bicarbonate P, rather than P fertilization, and the constancy of high levels of phosphatase supports the idea that N fixers invest substantially in phosphatase (Giardina et al., 1995; Zou et al., 1995; Houlton et al., 2008; Venterink, 2011).”
Basin-wide variations in foliar properties of Amazonian forest: phylogeny, soils and climate. (2009, background): “It has recently been suggested that N2-fixing Fabaceae are abundant in tropical ecosystems through their high [N] status, giving them an ability to exude high level of phosphatase enzymes and hence acquire extra phosphorus (Houlton et al., 2008), But it also seems to be the case that most Fabaceae w”
Greater root phosphatase activity in nitrogen‐fixing rhizobial but not actinorhizal plants with declining phosphorus availability (2017, background): “In this study, we examined the hypothesis linking the N-fixing strategy to greater investment in phosphatases to enhance P acquisition from organic sources (Houlton et al. 2008) by comparing ‘potential’ root phosphomonoesterase (PME) activity (including PME produced by root-associates such as mycorr”
Increasing phosphorus limitation along three successional forests in southern China (2013, background): “…glaberrima, which are small trees and not as productive as the dominant tree species, can have the capability to invest N into P acquisition and result in relatively high APA because of high N content in leaves or roots (Treseder and Vitousek 2001; Houlton et al. 2008; Marklein and Houlton 2012).”
The Global Distribution of Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Terrestrial Natural Ecosystems (2020, background): “Houlton et al. (2008) estimate nitrogen fromweathering between 14–40 Tg N year−1 from denudation weathering and 3–23 Tg N year−1 from chemical weathering.”
Global assessment of limitation to symbiotic nitrogen fixation by phosphorus availability in terrestrial ecosystems using a meta‐analysis approach (2013, methodology): “This approach is widely used to compile experiments, even without a true control treatment [Houlton et al., 2008].”
Linkages of plant and soil C:N:P stoichiometry and their relationships to forest growth in subtropical plantations (2015, background): “We can explain these findings by the low levels of P in the soils of subtropical China (Han et al. 2005; Houlton et al. 2008) and by the uptake of P by the rapidly growing Eucalyptus trees (Binkley et al.”
Diverse Mycorrhizal Associations Enhance Terrestrial C Storage in a Global Model (2019, background): “…N2 Fixation The symbiotic N fixation rate was directly proportional to the biomass of N2 fixers, and had a temperature dependence function based on Houlton et al. (2008): N fix ¼ rfix·Bfixe−3:4þ0:27 Ts 1−0:02Tsð Þð Þ (39) where Nfix is nitrogen fixation rate, rfix is a rate constant, Ts is soil…”
The Nitrogen Paradox in Tropical Forest Ecosystems (2009, background): “This perspective offers support for the idea that N fixers fix even when N availability is high and, as a result, fixation can be the major determinant of N-rich conditions in tropical lowland forests (Cleveland et al. 1999, Houlton et al. 2008, Jenny 1950).”
The Community Land Model Version 5: Description of New Features, Benchmarking, and Impact of Forcing Uncertainty (2019, methodology): “Parameters for fixation cost (a_fix, b_fix, c_fix, and s_fix) were derived from Houlton et al. (2008).”