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Nitrous oxide flux under changing temperature and CO2
Citation:
Jicha, T., B. Hill, AND D. Woodruff. Nitrous oxide flux under changing temperature and CO2. SPRUCE Principle Investigators, Minneapolis, MN, May 08 - 09, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
This research will enhance the scientific understanding of how nitrogen cycling, an important functional eco-service, responds under environmental conditions including elevated CO2 and temperature.
Description:
We are investigating nitrous oxide flux seasonal trends and response to temperature and CO2 increases in a boreal peatland. Peatlands located in boreal regions make up a third of global wetland area and are expected to have the highest temperature increases in response to climate change. As climate warms, we expect the drying and decomposition may accelerate, altering the cycling of nitrogen. Alterations in the nitrogen cycle can have consequences on NO3, NH4 availability or pollution, and potentially increase nitrous oxide (N2O ) emissions, a persistent greenhouse gas (GHG). These consequences can cascade to altering whole ecosystem functions and effecting human health.