Nitrogen isotopic fractionations during nitric oxide production in an agricultural soil

Yu, Zhongjie; Elliott, Emily M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-805-2021

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-805-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-805-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

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04 Feb 2021

Research article |

| 04 Feb 2021

Nitrogen isotopic fractionations during nitric oxide production in an agricultural soil

Zhongjie Yu and Emily M. Elliott

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RC1: 'review', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee 1', Zhongjie Yu, 09 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Reviewer 2', Wolfgang Wanek, 20 Nov 2020
- AC2: 'Reply to Dr. Wolfgang Wanek', Zhongjie Yu, 09 Dec 2020

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In this study, we demonstrated distinct nitrogen isotope effects for nitric oxide (NO) production from major microbial and chemical NO sources in an agricultural soil. These results highlight characteristic bond-forming and breaking mechanisms associated with microbial and chemical NO production and implicate that simultaneous isotopic analyses of NO and nitrous oxide (N₂O) can lead to unprecedented insights into the sources and processes controlling NO and N₂O emissions from agricultural soils.