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Ammonium-derived nitrous oxide is a global source in streams

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  • Shanyun Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Bangrui Lan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Longbin Yu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Manyi Xiao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Liping Jiang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yu Qin

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yucheng Jin

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yuting Zhou

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Gawhar Armanbek

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jingchen Ma

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Manting Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Mike S. M. Jetten

    (Radboud University Nijmegen)

  • Hanqin Tian

    (Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, Boston College
    Boston College)

  • Guibing Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yong-Guan Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Global riverine nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions have increased more than 4-fold in the last century. It has been estimated that the hyporheic zones in small streams alone may contribute approximately 85% of these N2O emissions. However, the mechanisms and pathways controlling hyporheic N2O production in stream ecosystems remain unknown. Here, we report that ammonia-derived pathways, rather than the nitrate-derived pathways, are the dominant hyporheic N2O sources (69.6 ± 2.1%) in agricultural streams around the world. The N2O fluxes are mainly in positive correlation with ammonia. The potential N2O metabolic pathways of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) provides evidence that nitrifying bacteria contain greater abundances of N2O production-related genes than denitrifying bacteria. Taken together, this study highlights the importance of mitigating agriculturally derived ammonium in low-order agricultural streams in controlling N2O emissions. Global models of riverine ecosystems need to better represent ammonia-derived pathways for accurately estimating and predicting riverine N2O emissions.

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  • Shanyun Wang & Bangrui Lan & Longbin Yu & Manyi Xiao & Liping Jiang & Yu Qin & Yucheng Jin & Yuting Zhou & Gawhar Armanbek & Jingchen Ma & Manting Wang & Mike S. M. Jetten & Hanqin Tian & Guibing Zhu , 2024. "Ammonium-derived nitrous oxide is a global source in streams," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-48343-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48343-9
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