Sarah Batterman

Tropical forest carbon sequestration accelerated by nitrogen
Tang, WG, Jazlynn Hall, OL Phillips, RJW Brienen, SJ Wright, Michelle Y. Wong, Lars O. Hedin, et al. 2026. “Tropical Forest Carbon Sequestration Accelerated by Nitrogen”. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 17 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-66825-2.
Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth system models
Kou-Giesbrecht, S, CRR Ely, SS Perakis, CC Cleveland, DNL Menge, SC Reed, BN Taylor, et al. 2025. “Overestimated Natural Biological Nitrogen Fixation Translates to an Exaggerated CO2 Fertilization Effect in Earth System Models”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 122 (48). doi:10.1073/pnas.2514628122.
A global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation
Ely, CRR, SS Perakis, CC Cleveland, DNL Menge, SC Reed, Sarah A. Batterman, TE Crews, et al. 2025. “A Global Dataset of Terrestrial Biological Nitrogen Fixation”. SCIENTIFIC DATA 12 (1). doi:10.1038/s41597-025-05131-4.
Global terrestrial nitrogen fixation and its modification by agriculture
Ely, CRR, SS Perakis, CC Cleveland, DNL Menge, SC Reed, BN Taylor, Sarah A. Batterman, et al. 2025. “Global Terrestrial Nitrogen Fixation and Its Modification by Agriculture”. NATURE 643 (8072). doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09201-w.
Integrating belowground recovery into tropical forest restoration design and monitoring
Toro, L, LK Werden, SD Addo-Danso, KM Andersen, Sarah A. Batterman, MM Bragadini, P Choksi, et al. 2025. “Integrating Belowground Recovery into Tropical Forest Restoration Design and Monitoring”. BIOSCIENCE. doi:10.1093/biosci/biaf097.
Native soil microbes buffer savanna trees against nutrient limitation but are drought sensitive
Biro, Arielle, Michelle Y. Wong, Jane M. Lucas, Sarah A. Batterman, and Carla Staver. 2025. “Native Soil Microbes Buffer Savanna Trees Against Nutrient Limitation But Are Drought Sensitive”. Journal of Ecology n/a (n/a). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70040.
Data from TropiRoot 1.0 database: tropical root characteristics across environments
Cordeiro, Amanda L., Daniela F. Cusack, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramírez, Richard J. Norby, Laura Toro, Michelle Y. Wong, Joseph Wright, et al. 2025. “Data from TropiRoot 1.0 Database: Tropical Root Characteristics across Environments”. United States. doi:10.15485/2507279.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Batterman, Sarah A., and Nina Wurzburger. 2024. “Biological Nitrogen Fixation”. In The First 100 Years of Research on Barro Colorado: Plant and Ecosystem Science, edited by Helene C. Muller-Landau and Joseph Wright. Vol. 2. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. doi:10.5479/si.26048527.
Trees adjust nutrient acquisition strategies across tropical forest secondary succession
Wong, Michelle Y., Nina Wurzburger, Jefferson S. Hall, Joseph Wright, Wenguang Tang, Lars O. Hedin, Kristin Saltonstall, Michiel van Breugel, and Sarah A. Batterman. 2024. “Trees Adjust Nutrient Acquisition Strategies across Tropical Forest Secondary Succession”. New Phytologist. Wiley. doi:10.1111/nph.19812.
Geographic range of plants drives long-term climate change
Gurung, Khushboo, Katie J. Field, Sarah A. Batterman, Simon W. Poulton, and Benjamin J. W. Mills. 2024. “Geographic Range of Plants Drives Long-Term Climate Change”. Nature Communications 15 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46105-1.