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Denitrification: An important pathway for nitrous oxide production in tropical mangrove sediments (Goa, India)

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Title Denitrification: An important pathway for nitrous oxide production in tropical mangrove sediments (Goa, India)
 
Creator Fernandes, S.O.
LokaBharathi, P.A.
Bonin, P.C.
Michotey, V.D.
 
Subject mangrove
mangrove ecosystems
estuarine sediments
denitrification activity
 
Description Net nitrous oxide production and denitrification activity were measured in two mangrove ecosystems of Goa, India. The relatively pristine site Tuvem was compared to Divar, which is prone to high nutrient input. Stratified sampling at 2-cm intervals within the 0- to 10-cm depth range showed that N sub(2)O production at both the locations decreased with depth. Elevated denitrification activity at Divar resulted in maximum production of up to 1.95 nmol N sub(2)O-N g sup(-1) h sup(-1) at 2 to 4 cm, which was three times higher than at Tuvem. Detailed investigations to understand the major pathway contributing to N sub(2)O production performed at Tuvem showed that incomplete denitrification was responsible for up to 43 to 93% of N sub(2)O production. Nitrous oxide production rates closely correlated to nitrite concentration (n = 15; r = -0.47; p < 0.05) and denitrifier abundance (r = 0.55; p < 0.05), suggesting that nitrite utilization by microbial activity leads to N sub(2)O production. Nitrous oxide production through nitrification was below detection, affirming that denitrification is the major pathway responsible for production of the greenhouse gas. Net N sub(2)O production in these mangrove systems are comparatively higher than those reported from other natural estuarine sediments and therefore warrant mitigation measures
 
Date 2010-07-16T12:06:47Z
2010-07-16T12:06:47Z
2010
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of Environmental Quality, vol.39; 1507-1516
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3658
 
Language en
 
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Publisher American Society of Agronomy