Elemental and isotopic analysis of leaves predicts nitrogen-fixing phenotypes.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Aug 2024
29 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
04
11
2023
accepted:
16
08
2024
medline:
31
8
2024
pubmed:
31
8
2024
entrez:
29
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Nitrogen (N)-fixing symbiosis is critical to terrestrial ecosystems, yet possession of this trait is known for few plant species. Broader presence of the symbiosis is often indirectly determined by phylogenetic relatedness to taxa investigated via manipulative experiments. This data gap may ultimately underestimate phylogenetic, spatial, and temporal variation in N-fixing symbiosis. Still needed are simpler field or collections-based approaches for inferring symbiotic status. N-fixing plants differ from non-N-fixing plants in elemental and isotopic composition, but previous investigations have not tested predictive accuracy using such proxies. Here we develop a regional field study and demonstrate a simple classification model for fixer status using nitrogen and carbon content measurements, and stable isotope ratios (δ
Identifiants
pubmed: 39209870
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-70412-8
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-70412-8
doi:
Substances chimiques
Nitrogen Isotopes
0
Carbon Isotopes
0
Nitrogen
N762921K75
Carbon
7440-44-0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
20065Subventions
Organisme : DEB
ID : 2316267
Organisme : NSF
ID : DEB-2316266
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© 2024. This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.
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