Seasonality of lake microbial denitrification and its sensitivity to climate warming
Moritz F. Lehmann
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02349-9 Denitrification is an essential process for the removal of excess nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems, and models informed by lake samples suggest that seasonal stratification changes could weaken the microbial communities responsible for this process.