NDLI: The importance of abiotic reactions for nitrous oxide production

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Zhu Barker, Xia Cavazos, Amanda R. Ostrom, Nathaniel E. Horwath, William R. Glass, Jennifer B.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The continuous rise of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O) is an environmental issue of global concern. In biogeochemical studies, N2O production is commonly assumed to arise solely from enzymatic reactions in microbes and fungi. However, iron, manganese and organic compounds readily undergo redox reactions with intermediates in the nitrogen cycle that produce N2O abiotically under relevant environmental conditions at circumneutral pH. Although these abiotic N2O production pathways have been known to occur for close to a century, they are often neglected in modern ecological studies. In this Synthesis and Emerging Ideas paper, we highlight the defining characteristics, environmental controls, and isotopic signatures of abiotic reactions between nitrogen cycle intermediates (hydroxylamine, nitric oxide, and nitrite), redox-active metals (iron and manganese) and organic matter (humic and fulvic acids) that can lead to N2O production. We also discuss the emerging idea that abiotic reactions coupled to biotic processes have widespread ecological relevance and encourage consideration of abiotic production mechanisms in future biogeochemical investigations of N2O cycling.
Starting Page	251
Ending Page	267
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01682563
Journal	Biogeochemistry
Volume Number	126
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	1573515X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publisher Date	2015-11-25
Publisher Place	Cham
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Nitrous oxide Iron Manganese Soils Redox Metals Isotopes Site Preference Biogeosciences Ecosystems Environmental Chemistry Life Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Environmental Chemistry Water Science and Technology

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Mining the isotopic complexity of nitrous oxide: a review of challenges and opportunities

N2O and NOx emissions by reactions of nitrite with soil organic matter of a Norway spruce forest

Ecosystem metabolism and greenhouse gas production in a mesotrophic northern temperate lake experiencing seasonal hypoxia

Nitrous oxide emissions from drained organic forest soils––an up-scaling based on C:N ratios

Modelling nitrous oxide emission from water-logged soils of a spruce forest ecosystem using the biogeochemical model Wetland-DNDC

Interactions between N application rate, CH4 oxidation and N2O production in soil

Fungal control of nitrous oxide production in semiarid grassland

Nitrous oxide dynamics in managed northern forest soil profiles: is production offset by consumption?

A modeling approach of the relationship between nitrous oxide fluxes from soils and the water-filled pore space

The importance of abiotic reactions for nitrous oxide production

Similar Documents

Mining the isotopic complexity of nitrous oxide: a review of challenges and opportunities

N2O and NOx emissions by reactions of nitrite with soil organic matter of a Norway spruce forest

Ecosystem metabolism and greenhouse gas production in a mesotrophic northern temperate lake experiencing seasonal hypoxia

Nitrous oxide emissions from drained organic forest soils––an up-scaling based on C:N ratios

Modelling nitrous oxide emission from water-logged soils of a spruce forest ecosystem using the biogeochemical model Wetland-DNDC

Interactions between N application rate, CH4 oxidation and N2O production in soil

Fungal control of nitrous oxide production in semiarid grassland

Nitrous oxide dynamics in managed northern forest soil profiles: is production offset by consumption?

A modeling approach of the relationship between nitrous oxide fluxes from soils and the water-filled pore space

The importance of abiotic reactions for nitrous oxide production