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dc.contributor.authorFernandes, S.O.
dc.contributor.authorLokaBharathi, P.A.
dc.contributor.authorBonin, P.C.
dc.contributor.authorMichotey, V.D.
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-16T12:06:47Z
dc.date.available2010-07-16T12:06:47Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Environmental Quality, vol.39; 1507-1516
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3658
dc.description.abstractNet nitrous oxide production and denitrification activity were measured in two mangrove ecosystems of Goa, India. The relatively pristine site Tuvem was compared to Divar, which is prone to high nutrient input. Stratified sampling at 2-cm intervals within the 0- to 10-cm depth range showed that N sub(2)O production at both the locations decreased with depth. Elevated denitrification activity at Divar resulted in maximum production of up to 1.95 nmol N sub(2)O-N g sup(-1) h sup(-1) at 2 to 4 cm, which was three times higher than at Tuvem. Detailed investigations to understand the major pathway contributing to N sub(2)O production performed at Tuvem showed that incomplete denitrification was responsible for up to 43 to 93% of N sub(2)O production. Nitrous oxide production rates closely correlated to nitrite concentration (n = 15; r = -0.47; p < 0.05) and denitrifier abundance (r = 0.55; p < 0.05), suggesting that nitrite utilization by microbial activity leads to N sub(2)O production. Nitrous oxide production through nitrification was below detection, affirming that denitrification is the major pathway responsible for production of the greenhouse gas. Net N sub(2)O production in these mangrove systems are comparatively higher than those reported from other natural estuarine sediments and therefore warrant mitigation measures
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Agronomy
dc.rightsCopyright [2010]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectmangrove
dc.subjectmangrove ecosystems
dc.subjectestuarine sediments
dc.subjectdenitrification activity
dc.titleDenitrification: An important pathway for nitrous oxide production in tropical mangrove sediments (Goa, India)
dc.typeJournal Article


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