Decomposing Leaves are Surprising Source of Greenhouse Gases

Decomposing Leaves are Surprising Source of Greenhouse Gases

“Most nitrous oxide is produced within teaspoon-sized volumes of soil, and these so-called hot spots can emit a lot of nitrous oxide quickly,” said Sasha Kravchenko, MSU plant, soil and microbial scientist and lead author of the study. Nitrous oxide’s global warming potential is 300 times greater th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Laboratory Equipment 2017-06
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Sprache:eng
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Agricultural management
Air pollution
Bacteria
Decomposition
Earth science
Ecological research
Emissions
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Laboratory equipment
Leaves
Nitrous oxide
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:“Most nitrous oxide is produced within teaspoon-sized volumes of soil, and these so-called hot spots can emit a lot of nitrous oxide quickly,” said Sasha Kravchenko, MSU plant, soil and microbial scientist and lead author of the study. Nitrous oxide’s global warming potential is 300 times greater than carbon dioxide, and emissions are largely driven by agricultural practices. To unlock the secrets of these N2O hotspots, Kravchenko and her team took soil samples from MSU’s...
ISSN:0023-6810