The Trustees of Columbia University in New York City will receive $1,245,785 under a four-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The grant aims to quantify the temperature responses of symbiotic nitrogen fixation and its carbon cost. This work supports the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) administered by NSF, which seeks to advance the biological sciences and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major problems. Specifically, the funding will allow Columbia University researchers to study how temperatures impact nitrogen-fixing symbioses between plants and microbes, as well as the carbon energy tradeoffs involved. Insights gained could enhance understanding of climate change impacts on nutrient cycling in natural ecosystems.
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