Soil organic nitrogen priming to nitrous oxide: A synthesis

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 189; p. 109254
• Main Authors: Daly, Erin J., Hernandez-Ramirez, Guillermo, Congreves, Kate A., Clough, Tim, Voigt, Carolina, Harris, Eliza, Ruser, Reiner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2024
• Subjects: biochemistry; carbon dioxide; climate; climate change; data collection; greenhouse gases; mineralization; nitrification; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; nitrous oxide; ozone; soil; soil organic carbon; soil organic nitrogen; stratosphere

The priming effect (PE) is the short-term increase or decrease in the rate of soil organic matter mineralization in response to a stimulus, such as the addition of carbon (C) and/or nitrogen (N) to the soil. Literature has generally framed the PE in terms of CO₂ evolved from soil organic carbon mine...