Estimating global nitrous oxide emissions by lichens and bryophytes with a process-based productivity model

Porada, Philipp; Pöschl, Ulrich; Kleidon, Axel; Beer, Christian; Weber, Bettina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1593-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1593-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1593-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

Research article

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28 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 28 Mar 2017

Estimating global nitrous oxide emissions by lichens and bryophytes with a process-based productivity model

Philipp Porada, Ulrich Pöschl, Axel Kleidon, Christian Beer, and Bettina Weber

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RC1: 'Porada et al. review', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to the comments of reviewer #1', Philipp Porada, 24 Jan 2017
RC2: 'Reviewer Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to the comments of reviewer #2', Philipp Porada, 24 Jan 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (29 Jan 2017) by Victor Brovkin

AR by Philipp Porada on behalf of the Authors (30 Jan 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 Jan 2017) by Victor Brovkin

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (03 Mar 2017)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Mar 2017) by Victor Brovkin

AR by Philipp Porada on behalf of the Authors (06 Mar 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

Lichens and bryophytes have been shown to release nitrous oxide, which is a strong greenhouse gas and atmospheric ozone-depleting agent. Here we apply a process-based computer model of lichens and bryophytes at the global scale, to estimate growth and respiration of the organisms. By relating respiration to nitrous oxide release, we simulate global nitrous oxide emissions of 0.27 (0.19–0.35) Tg yr⁻¹. Moreover, we quantify different sources of uncertainty in nitrous oxide emission rates.