Seasonal dynamics of stem N2O exchange follow the physiological activity of boreal trees

Katerina Machacova; Elisa Vainio; Otmar Urban; Mari Pihlatie

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12976-y

Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Seasonal dynamics of stem N2O exchange follow the physiological activity of boreal trees

Katerina Machacova,
Elisa Vainio,
Otmar Urban,
Mari Pihlatie

Affiliations

Katerina Machacova: Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Elisa Vainio: Environmental Soil Science, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki
Otmar Urban: Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Mari Pihlatie: Environmental Soil Science, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12976-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Forest soil is known to be a source of the greenhouse gas N2O, but the impact of what is planted in that soil has long been overlooked. Here Machacova and colleagues quantify seasonal N2O fluxes from common boreal tree species in Finland, finding that all trees are net sources of this gas.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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