Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Estuarine plastisphere as an overlooked source of N2O production

  • Xiaoxuan Su,
  • Leyang Yang,
  • Kai Yang,
  • Yijia Tang,
  • Teng Wen,
  • Yingmu Wang,
  • Matthias C. Rillig,
  • Lena Rohe,
  • Junliang Pan,
  • Hu Li,
  • Yong-guan Zhu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31584-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The roles of marine plastisphere in global nitrogen cycling are largely unknown. Here, the authors indicate that the plastisphere could act as a potential source of N2O production, which is mainly regulated by the biotic denitrification