Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Journals |
DOI | 10.1007/s10533-008-9194-7 |
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Title (Primary) | Denitrification and N2O effluxes in the Bothnian Bay (northern Baltic Sea) river sediments as affected by temperature under different oxygen concentrations |
Author | Silvennoinen, H.; Liikanen, A.; Torssonen, J.; Stange, C.F.; Martikainen, P.J. |
Source Titel | Biogeochemistry |
Year | 2008 |
Department | BOPHY |
Volume | 88 |
Issue | 1 |
Page From | 63 |
Page To | 72 |
Language | englisch |
Keywords | Baltic Sea; Denitrification and nitrous oxide effluxes; 15N; Oxygen concentration; River sediments; Temperature |
Abstract | Denitrification rates and nitrous oxide (N2O) effluxes were measured at different temperatures and for different oxygen concentrations in the sediments of a eutrophied river entering the Bothnian Bay. The experiments were made in a laboratory microcosm with intact sediment samples. 15N-labelling was used to measure denitrification rates (Dw). The rates were measured at four temperatures (5, 10, 15 and 20°C) and with three oxygen inputs (<0.2, 5, and 10 mg O2 l-1). The temperature response was highly affected by oxygen concentration. At higher O2 concentrations (5 and 10 mg O2 l-1) a saturation over 10°C was observed, whereas the anoxic treatment (<0.2 mg O2 l-1) showed an exponential increase in the temperature interval with a Q 10 value of 3.1. The result is described with a combined statistical model. In contrast with overall denitrification, the N2O effluxes from sediments decreased with increasing temperature. The N2O effluxes had a lower response to oxygen than denitrification rates. The N2O/N2 ratio was always below 0.02. Increased temperatures in the future could enhance denitrification rates in boreal river sediments but would not increase the amount of N2O produced. |
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Silvennoinen, H., Liikanen, A., Torssonen, J., Stange, C.F., Martikainen, P.J. (2008): Denitrification and N2O effluxes in the Bothnian Bay (northern Baltic Sea) river sediments as affected by temperature under different oxygen concentrations Biogeochemistry 88 (1), 63 - 72 10.1007/s10533-008-9194-7 |