Fitton, NualaBindi, MarcoBrilli, LorenzoChicota, RogerioDibari, CamillaFuchs, KathrinHuguenin-Elie, OlivierKlumpp, KatjaLieffering, MarkLüscher, AndreasMartin, RaphaëlMcAuliffe, RusselMerbold, LutzNewton, PaulRees, Robert M.Smith, PeteTopp, Cairistiona F. E.Snow, Valerie2019-04-122019-04-122019-05Fitton, N, Bindi, M, Brilli, L, Chicota, R, Dibari, C, Fuchs, K, Huguenin-Elie, O, Klumpp, K, Lieffering, M, Lüscher, A, Martin, R, McAuliffe, R, Merbold, L, Newton, P, Rees, R M, Smith, P, Topp, C F E & Snow, V 2019, 'Modelling biological N fixation and grass-legume dynamics with process-based biogeochemical models of varying complexity', European Journal of Agronomy, vol. 106, pp. 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.03.0081161-0301ORCID: /0000-0002-3784-1124/work/162728327http://hdl.handle.net/2164/12163This work was conducted by the Models4Pastures consortium project under the auspices of FACCE-JPI. Funding was provided by: the New Zealand Government to support the objectives of the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases; AgResearch’s Strategic Science Investment Fund as a contribution to the Forages for Reduced Nitrate Leaching (FRNL) research programme; the input of UK partners was funded by DEFRA and also contributes to the RCUK-funded projects: N-Circle (BB/N013484/1), UGRASS (NE/M016900/1) and GREENHOUSE (NE/K002589/1). R.M. Rees and C.F.E. Topp also received funding from the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme. Lutz Merbold and Kathrin Fuchs acknowledge funding received for the Swiss contribution to Models4Pastures (FACCE-JPI project, SNSF funded contract: 40FA40_154245/1) and for the Doc.Mobility fellowship (SNSF funded project: P1EZP2_172121). Lorenzo Brilli, Camilla Dibari and Marco Bindi acknowledge funding received from the Italian Ministry of Agricultural Food and Forestry Policies (MiPAAF).91274812engSDG 2 - Zero Hungernitrogen uptakespecies compositionmodel validationoveryieldingQH301 BiologyNatural Environment Research Council (NERC)NE/M016900/1NE/K002589/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/N013484/1QH301Journal article10.1016/j.eja.2019.03.008106