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Spatiotemporal distributions of dissolved N2O concentration, diffusive N2O flux and relevant functional genes along a coastal creek in southeastern China
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Yongxin Lin ,
Hong Yang,
Chuan Tong,
Linhai Zhang,
Derrick Y.F. Lai,
Dongyao Sun,
Lishan Tan ,
Lele Tang,
Yan Hong,
Kam Tang
Journal of Hydrology, Volume: 637, Start page: 131331
Swansea University Author:
Kam Tang
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131331
Abstract
Increased anthropogenic input of nitrogen into coastal creeks make them potential hotspots for N2O production and emission, but they are often excluded from regional and global N2O budget, and high-resolution sampling is required to characterize the strong spatiotemporal heterogeneity within the cre...
| Published in: | Journal of Hydrology |
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| ISSN: | 0022-1694 |
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Elsevier BV
2024
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66485 |
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Increased anthropogenic input of nitrogen into coastal creeks make them potential hotspots for N2O production and emission, but they are often excluded from regional and global N2O budget, and high-resolution sampling is required to characterize the strong spatiotemporal heterogeneity within the creeks. In this study, we analyzed the N2O concentration and diffusive N2O flux within a coastal creek in the Shanyutan Wetland in southeastern China in high spatial resolution across four seasons. Ancillary hydrographical variables and N2O-related functional gene abundances were also measured. Results showed that the creek was consistently oversaturated in N2O, at a seasonal average of 5.6–14.2 nmol/L, relative to the overlying atmosphere. The spatial distribution of N2O followed the gradient of nitrogenous substrate but was inversely related to the salinity gradient, and the coefficient of spatial variation of N2O flux ranged from 66.3 % to 116.5 %. Nitrite reduction (based on nirK and nirS gene abundances) and ammonia oxidation (AOA amoA and AOB amoA) appeared to outpace N2O reduction (nosZ I and nosZ II), and these were the main microbial processes that determined N2O concentration and flux. Both N2O concentration and flux were substantially higher in autumn than those in the other seasons, but that did not appear to be related to precipitation. N2O diffusive flux from the creek averaged 322.2 nmol m−2 h−1, which was over 2 times higher than the global average for lakes and reservoirs. Our results highlight that coastal creeks are strong atmospheric N2O sources with high spatiotemporal variability. |
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Tidal creeks, Nitrous oxide (N2O), Spatiotemporal variation, Wastewater discharge, Coastal wetland |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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