Factors controlling nitrous oxide emissions from managed northern peat soils with low carbon to nitrogen ratio

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 122; pp. 186 - 195
• Main Authors: Liimatainen, Maarit, Voigt, Carolina, Martikainen, Pertti J., Hytönen, Jyrki, Regina, Kristiina, Óskarsson, Hlynur, Maljanen, Marja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2018
• Subjects: C/N ratio; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; Copper; Drained peatlands; ecosystems; Finland; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; humification; Iceland; Land-use; microbial biomass; mineralization; N2O; nitrification; nitrogen; nitrogen cycle; nitrous oxide; oxygen; peat; peat soils; peatlands; Phosphorus; soil microorganisms; soil water; Sweden; Sweden; Iceland; Finland; C/N ratio; Phosphorus; N2O; Drained peatlands; Copper; Land-use

Managed northern peatlands are an important source of the strong greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). However, N2O emissions from these managed peatlands display a high spatial variability, and processes governing N2O production and emissions from these ecosystems are still not well understood. To co...