Assignment 6 BIOL 2110.01

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Assignment Six Paper: “A framework for scaling symbiotic nitrogen fixation using the most widespread nitrogen fixer in eastern deciduous forests of the United States” Nina Wurzburger, Jessie I. Motes, Chelcy Ford Miniat, 2021 1. How do the authors interpret their findings? Which results do they consider to be most important? Do they synthesize their findings into a coherent story? The findings are interpreted through data analysis and measurement of symbiotic nitrogen fixation rates, tree age, nodule mass, and acetylene presence. The interpretations showed that symbiotic N fixation rates in eastern deciduous forests are lower than previous estimates in earlier studies. They consider the following results to be most important: - Symbiotic N fixation by black locusts peak in the first decade following forest disturbance and then declines. This depends on disturbance regime, soil nutrient availability, and climate. - Symbiotic N fixation rates in eastern deciduous forests are lower than previous estimates. Their findings are synthesized into a coherent story as they begin by highlighting the importance of their study and what previous studies failed to do, then explaining their methods for scaling nitrogen fixation, presenting their findings, and finally concluding that lower fixation rates than previously estimated may be contributing to nitrogen limitation in these forests. 2. Do the authors address weaknesses of their methods or findings? Do they address possible criticisms? Yes. Weaknesses included collecting data from a single N-fixing species (black locust) in a single region (southern Appalachian forests), not considering all factors that can influence symbiotic N fixation such as mycorrhizal fungi interactions. They acknowledge that their framework was based on many assumptions, a major limitation. They expressed that future research should test the applicability of their framework to other forest types. 3. Describe how this study connects to previous research in the field? It builds on previous work to develop a framework for scaling symbiotic nitrogen fixation from individual plant hosts to the landscape and over succession, however the findings show that the estimates are lower than that of previous studies. Methods for the acetylene reduction assay were borrowed from previous studies that they cited in their research. 4. What are the implications of this study on the research in this field? Does it suggest new work that needs to be done?

The scaling framework could be used to estimate the total amount of N fixed by a given ecosystem over time. The finding that N fixation rates are lower than previously estimated also suggests that we need to develop more efficient N-fixing systems, therefore indicating that new work needs to be done.

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