Meta-Analysis of Environmental Impacts on Nitrous Oxide Release in Response to N Amendment

Aronson, Emma L.; Allison, Steven D.

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2012.00272

Title: Meta-Analysis of Environmental Impacts on Nitrous Oxide Release in Response to N Amendment

Journal Article · Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Frontiers in Microbiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00272· OSTI ID:1628066

Aronson, Emma L. ^[1]; Allison, Steven D. ^[1]

University of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

Atmospheric nitrous oxide (N₂O) accounts for approximately 5% of the global greenhouse effect and destroys stratospheric ozone. Soils are the most important source of N₂O, which is produced during nitrification and denitrification. To assess the impact of environmental variables and ecosystems on N₂O flux, we performed a meta-analysis comparing N₂O flux in N amended and matched control plots in non-agricultural soils. We found that N₂O release increased with N amendment in the short term. Although there were few studies in shrubland, this ecosystem showed the greatest response. The N₂O response to N amendment was greater in year-round studies and in studies with more measurements, but lower in longer studies. The N₂O response was greater at higher latitudes and precipitation rates. We also observed an unexpected 55% decline in the N₂O response to N amendment over the 23 years covered by the studies. This pattern may reflect a suppression of the N₂O response from long-term N deposition accumulation, particularly in temperate regions. Although short term increases in reactive N entering natural systems may cause positive feedbacks to the release of N₂O, this effect may diminish over time in locations with high rates of N deposition.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); University of California Irvine

OSTI ID:: 1628066

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 3; ISSN 1664-302X

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