Nature Communications (Jun 2018)
Strong sesquiterpene emissions from Amazonian soils
- E. Bourtsoukidis,
- T. Behrendt,
- A. M. Yañez-Serrano,
- H. Hellén,
- E. Diamantopoulos,
- E. Catão,
- K. Ashworth,
- A. Pozzer,
- C. A. Quesada,
- D. L. Martins,
- M. Sá,
- A. Araujo,
- J. Brito,
- P. Artaxo,
- J. Kesselmeier,
- J. Lelieveld,
- J. Williams
Affiliations
- E. Bourtsoukidis
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- T. Behrendt
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
- A. M. Yañez-Serrano
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- H. Hellén
- Finnish Meteorological Institute
- E. Diamantopoulos
- Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen
- E. Catão
- Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
- K. Ashworth
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
- A. Pozzer
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- C. A. Quesada
- National Institute of Amazonian Research
- D. L. Martins
- National Institute of Amazonian Research
- M. Sá
- National Institute of Amazonian Research
- A. Araujo
- National Institute of Amazonian Research
- J. Brito
- University of Sao Paulo
- P. Artaxo
- University of Sao Paulo
- J. Kesselmeier
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- J. Lelieveld
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- J. Williams
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04658-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Recent measurements in the Amazon rainforest indicate missing sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Here the authors show that soil microorganisms are a strong, unaccounted source of highly reactive sesquiterpenes, a class of VOCs that can regulate ozone chemistry within the forest canopy.
