Neglecting plant–microbe symbioses leads to underestimation of modeled climate impacts

Shi, Mingjie; Fisher, Joshua B.; Phillips, Richard P.; Brzostek, Edward R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-457-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-457-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-457-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Research article

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25 Jan 2019

Research article |

| 25 Jan 2019

Neglecting plant–microbe symbioses leads to underestimation of modeled climate impacts

Mingjie Shi, Joshua B. Fisher, Richard P. Phillips, and Edward R. Brzostek

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RC1: ''Plant-microbe Symbioses Reveal Underestimation of Modeled Climate Impacts' by Shi et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 Jul 2018
- AC1: 'Authors' response', Edward R. Brzostek, 12 Oct 2018
RC2: 'Review of "Plant-microbe symbioses etc." by Shi et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Aug 2018
- AC2: 'Authors' response', Edward R. Brzostek, 12 Oct 2018

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Oct 2018) by Anja Rammig

AR by Edward R. Brzostek on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2018) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Oct 2018) by Anja Rammig

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 Nov 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Nov 2018) by Anja Rammig

AR by Edward R. Brzostek on behalf of the Authors (08 Dec 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Dec 2018) by Anja Rammig

AR by Edward R. Brzostek on behalf of the Authors (02 Jan 2019)

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The ability of plants to slow climate change by taking up carbon hinges in part on there being ample soil nitrogen. We used a model that accounts for the carbon cost to plants of supporting nitrogen-acquiring microbes to explore how nitrogen limitation affects climate. Our model predicted that nitrogen limitation will enhance temperature and decrease precipitation; thus, our results suggest that carbon spent to support nitrogen-acquiring microbes is a critical component of the Earth's climate.