Bark-associated diazotroph communities are a cryptic source of nitrogen in forests
Paula Gómez Álvarez, Chuwen Zhang, Luke C. Jeffrey, Pok Man Leung, Perran L. M. Cook, Dirk V. Erler, Anthony J. Kohtz, Johannes Dittmann, Wei Wen Wong, Scott Cramb, Sebastian Euler, Montgomery Hall, Billie Hopkins, Chris Lee, Scott G. Johnston, , Damien Troy Maher
The paper shows bark-associated diazotrophs fix significant nitrogen in forests, contributing up to 3.8 Tg N yr-1 globally.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology