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Effects of acidification on nitrification and associated nitrous oxide emission in estuarine and coastal waters

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  • Jie Zhou

    (East China Normal University)

  • Yanling Zheng

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    Ministry of Natural Resources)

  • Lijun Hou

    (East China Normal University)

  • Zhirui An

    (East China Normal University)

  • Feiyang Chen

    (East China Normal University)

  • Bolin Liu

    (East China Normal University)

  • Li Wu

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University)

  • Lin Qi

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University)

  • Hongpo Dong

    (East China Normal University)

  • Ping Han

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    Ministry of Natural Resources)

  • Guoyu Yin

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    Ministry of Natural Resources)

  • Xia Liang

    (East China Normal University)

  • Yi Yang

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    Ministry of Natural Resources)

  • Xiaofei Li

    (East China Normal University)

  • Dengzhou Gao

    (East China Normal University)

  • Ye Li

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    Ministry of Natural Resources)

  • Zhanfei Liu

    (The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute)

  • Richard Bellerby

    (Norwegian Institute for Water Research)

  • Min Liu

    (East China Normal University
    East China Normal University
    Ministry of Natural Resources)

Abstract

In the context of an increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) level, acidification of estuarine and coastal waters is greatly exacerbated by land-derived nutrient inputs, coastal upwelling, and complex biogeochemical processes. A deeper understanding of how nitrifiers respond to intensifying acidification is thus crucial to predict the response of estuarine and coastal ecosystems and their contribution to global climate change. Here, we show that acidification can significantly decrease nitrification rate but stimulate generation of byproduct nitrous oxide (N2O) in estuarine and coastal waters. By varying CO2 concentration and pH independently, an expected beneficial effect of elevated CO2 on activity of nitrifiers (“CO2-fertilization” effect) is excluded under acidification. Metatranscriptome data further demonstrate that nitrifiers could significantly up-regulate gene expressions associated with intracellular pH homeostasis to cope with acidification stress. This study highlights the molecular underpinnings of acidification effects on nitrification and associated greenhouse gas N2O emission, and helps predict the response and evolution of estuarine and coastal ecosystems under climate change and human activities.

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  • Jie Zhou & Yanling Zheng & Lijun Hou & Zhirui An & Feiyang Chen & Bolin Liu & Li Wu & Lin Qi & Hongpo Dong & Ping Han & Guoyu Yin & Xia Liang & Yi Yang & Xiaofei Li & Dengzhou Gao & Ye Li & Zhanfei Li, 2023. "Effects of acidification on nitrification and associated nitrous oxide emission in estuarine and coastal waters," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37104-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37104-9
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