Nature Communications (Jan 2022)
Low N2O and variable CH4 fluxes from tropical forest soils of the Congo Basin
- Matti Barthel,
- Marijn Bauters,
- Simon Baumgartner,
- Travis W. Drake,
- Nivens Mokwele Bey,
- Glenn Bush,
- Pascal Boeckx,
- Clement Ikene Botefa,
- Nathanaël Dériaz,
- Gode Lompoko Ekamba,
- Nora Gallarotti,
- Faustin M. Mbayu,
- John Kalume Mugula,
- Isaac Ahanamungu Makelele,
- Christian Ekamba Mbongo,
- Joachim Mohn,
- Joseph Zambo Mandea,
- Davin Mata Mpambi,
- Landry Cizungu Ntaboba,
- Montfort Bagalwa Rukeza,
- Robert G. M. Spencer,
- Laura Summerauer,
- Bernard Vanlauwe,
- Kristof Van Oost,
- Benjamin Wolf,
- Johan Six
Affiliations
- Matti Barthel
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- Marijn Bauters
- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University
- Simon Baumgartner
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- Travis W. Drake
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- Nivens Mokwele Bey
- Institute Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
- Glenn Bush
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Pascal Boeckx
- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University
- Clement Ikene Botefa
- Institute Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
- Nathanaël Dériaz
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- Gode Lompoko Ekamba
- Institute Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
- Nora Gallarotti
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- Faustin M. Mbayu
- Faculté de Gestion de Ressources, Naturelles Renouvelables, Université de Kisangani
- John Kalume Mugula
- Département de Biologie, Université Officielle de Bukavu
- Isaac Ahanamungu Makelele
- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University
- Christian Ekamba Mbongo
- Coordination Provinciale de l’environnement
- Joachim Mohn
- Laboratory for Air Pollution/Environmental Technology
- Joseph Zambo Mandea
- Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Davin Mata Mpambi
- Institute Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature
- Landry Cizungu Ntaboba
- Université Catholique de Bukavu
- Montfort Bagalwa Rukeza
- Département de Géodésie et Télédétection des Risques Naturels, Observatoire Volcanologique de Goma
- Robert G. M. Spencer
- Florida State Universtity
- Laura Summerauer
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- Bernard Vanlauwe
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
- Kristof Van Oost
- Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain
- Benjamin Wolf
- Division of Atmospheric Environmental Research (IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK)
- Johan Six
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-27978-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
The Congo Basin is home to the second largest stretch of continuous tropical forest, but the magnitude of greenhouse fluxes are poorly understood. Here the authors analyze gas samples and find the region is not actually a hotspot of N2O emissions.
