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