Forest canopy mitigates soil N2O emission during hot moments

Ülo Mander; Alisa Krasnova; Jordi Escuer-Gatius; Mikk Espenberg; Thomas Schindler; Katerina Machacova; Jaan Pärn; Martin Maddison; J. Patrick Megonigal; Mari Pihlatie; Kuno Kasak; Ülo Niinemets; Heikki Junninen; Kaido Soosaar

doi:10.1038/s41612-021-00194-7

Forest canopy mitigates soil N₂O emission during hot moments

Ülo Mander^*, Alisa Krasnova, Jordi Escuer-Gatius, Mikk Espenberg, Thomas Schindler, Katerina Machacova, Jaan Pärn, Martin Maddison, J. Patrick Megonigal, Mari Pihlatie, Kuno Kasak, Ülo Niinemets, Heikki Junninen, Kaido Soosaar

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Abstract

Riparian forests are known as hot spots of nitrogen cycling in landscapes. Climate warming speeds up the cycle. Here we present results from a multi-annual high temporal-frequency study of soil, stem, and ecosystem (eddy covariance) fluxes of N₂O from a typical riparian forest in Europe. Hot moments (extreme events of N₂O emission) lasted a quarter of the study period but contributed more than half of soil fluxes. We demonstrate that high soil emissions of N₂O do not escape the ecosystem but are processed in the canopy. Rapid water content change across intermediate soil moisture was a major determinant of elevated soil emissions in spring. The freeze-thaw period is another hot moment. However, according to the eddy covariance measurements, the riparian forest is a modest source of N₂O. We propose photochemical reactions and dissolution in canopy-space water as reduction mechanisms.

Original language	English
Article number	39
Journal	npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Volume	4
Issue number	1
Early online date	14 Jul 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00194-7
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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biogeochemistry
climate change
forest ecology

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