Interactions between plants and microbes have important influences on evolutionary
processes, population dynamics, community structure, and ecosystem function. We review …

The symbiosis between plants and nitrogen‐fixing bacteria is widespread among legumes
and actinorhizal plants within the nitrogen‐fixing root nodule (NFN) clade. However, there …

Soil extracellular enzymes catalyze the rate limiting steps of organic matter decomposition,
and enzyme stoichiometry has been used to reflect microbial resource acquisition strategies …

Plant mutualistic association with various beneficial microbes is referred to as the plant
enhancer microbiome. These microbes are found either in episphere or endosphere of the …

The traditional view holds that biological nitrogen (N) fixation often peaks in early‐or mid‐
successional ecosystems and declines throughout succession based on the hypothesis that …

Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) is a key ecological process whose impact depends on the
strategy of SNF regulation—the degree to which rates of SNF change in response to …

Recent observations suggest that the large carbon sink in mature and recovering forests
may be strongly limited by nitrogen,–. Nitrogen-fixing trees (fixers) in symbiosis with bacteria …

Legumes provide an essential service to ecosystems by capturing nitrogen from the
atmosphere and delivering it to the soil, where it may then be available to other plants …

Severe, stand‐replacing wildfire substantially depletes nitrogen (N) stocks in subalpine
conifer forests, potentially exacerbating N limitation of net primary productivity in many …

Fine roots balance multiple essential plant functions that ultimately fuel plant productivity.
The coordination of root functional traits is multidimensional, meaning that some traits are …