The contributions of nitrogen-fixing symbioses to coastal...

Determines if plants with nitrogen-fixing symbioses have an impact on nutrient availability and community succession in coastal heathland ecosystems on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. Testing methodology; Comparison of plants with N-fixing symbionts to soils associated with other plants; Results; Nitrogen availability was no different in soils collected beneath N-fixing species than in soils collected away from N-fixing species; Discussion to study.