Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO <sub>2</sub> fertilization effect in Earth system models

Sian Kou-Giesbrecht, Carla R. Reis Ely, Steven S. Perakis, Cory C. Cleveland, Duncan N. L. Menge, Sasha C. Reed, Benton N. Taylor, Sarah A. Batterman, Timothy E. Crews, Katherine A. Dynarski, Maga Gei, Michael J. Gundale, David F. Herridge, Sarah E. Jovan, Mark B. Peoples, Johannes Piipponen, Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero, Verity G. Salmon, Fiona M. Soper, Anika P. Staccone, Bettina Weber, Christopher A. Williams, Nina Wurzburger

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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2514628122
Published: 2025-11-24
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@article{allodium:10.1073/pnas.2514628122,
  title = {Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO
                    <sub>2</sub>
                    fertilization effect in Earth system models},
  author = {Sian Kou-Giesbrecht and Carla R. Reis Ely and Steven S. Perakis and Cory C. Cleveland and Duncan N. L. Menge and Sasha C. Reed and Benton N. Taylor and Sarah A. Batterman and Timothy E. Crews and Katherine A. Dynarski and Maga Gei and Michael J. Gundale and David F. Herridge and Sarah E. Jovan and Mark B. Peoples and Johannes Piipponen and Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero and Verity G. Salmon and Fiona M. Soper and Anika P. Staccone and Bettina Weber and Christopher A. Williams and Nina Wurzburger},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.2514628122},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2514628122}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO
                    <sub>2</sub>
                    fertilization effect in Earth system models
AU  - Sian Kou-Giesbrecht
AU  - Carla R. Reis Ely
AU  - Steven S. Perakis
AU  - Cory C. Cleveland
AU  - Duncan N. L. Menge
AU  - Sasha C. Reed
AU  - Benton N. Taylor
AU  - Sarah A. Batterman
AU  - Timothy E. Crews
AU  - Katherine A. Dynarski
AU  - Maga Gei
AU  - Michael J. Gundale
AU  - David F. Herridge
AU  - Sarah E. Jovan
AU  - Mark B. Peoples
AU  - Johannes Piipponen
AU  - Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero
AU  - Verity G. Salmon
AU  - Fiona M. Soper
AU  - Anika P. Staccone
AU  - Bettina Weber
AU  - Christopher A. Williams
AU  - Nina Wurzburger
PY  - 2025
JO  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DO  - 10.1073/pnas.2514628122
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Kou-Giesbrecht, S., Ely, C. R. R., Perakis, S. S., Cleveland, C. C., Menge, D. N. L., Reed, S. C., Taylor, B. N., Batterman, S. A., Crews, T. E., Dynarski, K. A., Gei, M., Gundale, M. J., Herridge, D. F., Jovan, S. E., Peoples, M. B., Piipponen, J., Rodríguez-Caballero, E., Salmon, V. G., Soper, F. M., Staccone, A. P., Weber, B., Williams, C. A., & Wurzburger, N. (2025). Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO <sub>2</sub> fertilization effect in Earth system models. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2514628122

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