Microbial communities articles within Nature Geoscience

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• Letter | 16 May 2010

  Magnitude of oceanic nitrogen fixation influenced by the nutrient uptake ratio of phytoplankton

  The ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus in phytoplankton varies greatly with taxa and growth conditions. An ecosystem model suggests that the relative abundance of fast- and slow-growing phytoplankton controls the amount of new nitrogen added to the ocean.

  • Matthew M. Mills
  •  & Kevin R. Arrigo

• Letter | 25 April 2010

  Soil-carbon response to warming dependent on microbial physiology

  The loss of carbon dioxide from soils increases initially under climate warming, but tends to decline to control levels within a few years. Simulations of the soil-carbon response to warming with a microbial-enzyme model show that a decline in both microbial biomass and the production of degrading enzymes can explain this attenuation response.

  • Steven D. Allison
  • , Matthew D. Wallenstein
  •  & Mark A. Bradford

• News & Views | 01 April 2010

  Seasons and diversity

  • Anna Armstrong