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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2353-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-2353-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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21 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 21 Apr 2016
The import and export of organic nitrogen species at a Scottish ombrotrophic peatland
Rebecca M. McKenzie
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University
of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Mustafa Z. Özel
Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
J. Neil Cape
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Julia Drewer
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Kerry J. Dinsmore
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Eiko Nemitz
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Y. Sim Tang
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Netty van Dijk
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Margaret Anderson
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Jacqueline F. Hamilton
Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Mark A. Sutton
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
Martin W. Gallagher
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University
of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Ute Skiba
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26
0QB, UK
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- Bulk deposition of organic and inorganic nitrogen in southwest China from 2008 to 2013 L. Song et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.04.031
- Chronic atmospheric reactive N deposition has breached the N sink capacity of a northern ombrotrophic peatbog increasing the gaseous and fluvial N losses F. Sgouridis et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147552
- Reduced nitrate leaching from an Irish cropland soil under non-inversion tillage with cover cropping greatly outweighs increased dissolved organic nitrogen leaching D. Walmsley et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.06.031
- Unraveling nitrogen evolution characteristics and driving mechanisms of estuarine alluvial islands X. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104706
- The nitrogen, carbon and greenhouse gas budget of a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland S. Jones et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2069-2017
5 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Bulk deposition of organic and inorganic nitrogen in southwest China from 2008 to 2013 L. Song et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.04.031
- Chronic atmospheric reactive N deposition has breached the N sink capacity of a northern ombrotrophic peatbog increasing the gaseous and fluvial N losses F. Sgouridis et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147552
- Reduced nitrate leaching from an Irish cropland soil under non-inversion tillage with cover cropping greatly outweighs increased dissolved organic nitrogen leaching D. Walmsley et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.06.031
- Unraveling nitrogen evolution characteristics and driving mechanisms of estuarine alluvial islands X. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104706
- The nitrogen, carbon and greenhouse gas budget of a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland S. Jones et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2069-2017
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Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) contributes significantly to the overall nitrogen budget and can potentially be biologically available as a source of N. Despite this it is not routinely measured. This study found that DON contributed up to 10 % of the total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) found in precipitation and was the most dominant fraction in soil water (99 %) and stream water (75 %).
Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) contributes significantly to the overall nitrogen budget and...
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