Retention of deposited ammonium and nitrate and its impact on the global forest carbon sink

A study using paired 15N tracers shows atmospheric N deposited in oxidized form is more likely retained by trees, while the reduced form is retained in soil. The authors argue that this is a greater contribution of deposited N to the global forest C sink than previously reported.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Geshere Abdisa Gurmesa, Ang Wang, Shanlong Li, Shushi Peng, Wim de Vries, Per Gundersen, Philippe Ciais, Oliver L. Phillips, Erik A. Hobbie, Weixing Zhu, Knute Nadelhoffer, Yi Xi, Edith Bai, Tao Sun, Dexiang Chen, Wenjun Zhou, Yiping Zhang, Yingrong Guo, Jiaojun Zhu, Lei Duan, Dejun Li, Keisuke Koba, Enzai Du, Guoyi Zhou, Xingguo Han, Shijie Han, Yunting Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28345-1