Nitrous oxide emissions from a peatbog after 13 years of experimental nitrogen deposition

Leeson, Sarah R.; Levy, Peter E.; van Dijk, Netty; Drewer, Julia; Robinson, Sophie; Jones, Matthew R.; Kentisbeer, John; Washbourne, Ian; Sutton, Mark A.; Sheppard, Lucy J.

doi:10.5194/bg-14-5753-2017

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Articles | Volume 14, issue 24

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21 Dec 2017

Research article |

| 21 Dec 2017

Nitrous oxide emissions from a peatbog after 13 years of experimental nitrogen deposition

Sarah R. Leeson, Peter E. Levy, Netty van Dijk, Julia Drewer, Sophie Robinson, Matthew R. Jones, John Kentisbeer, Ian Washbourne, Mark A. Sutton, and Lucy J. Sheppard

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Short summary

Nitrogen deposition was experimentally increased on a Scottish peat bog over a period of 13 years (2002–2015), simulating pollution from agricultural and fossil-fuel sources. We measured emissions of the greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N₂O), in response to the increased nitrogen input. In the plots treated with ammonium and nitrate solution, no response was seen. Areas subjected to high ammonia emitted more N₂O than expected. Differences were related to impacts on the vegetation.