Nitrous oxide as a function of oxygen and archaeal gene abundance in the North Pacific

Understanding the production processes behind oceanic sources of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas, is of critical importance. Here, the authors reveal an archaeal-mediated N2O production pathway in the North Pacific, which increases exponentially with decreasing oxygen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mark Trimmer, Panagiota-Myrsini Chronopoulou, Susanna T. Maanoja, Robert C. Upstill-Goddard, Vassilis Kitidis, Kevin J. Purdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13451