Phragmites australis effects on N2O emission in the Chongming eastern tidal flat

Yong Li, Min Liu, Min Lu, Lijun Hou, Xiao Lin

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Abstract

We investigated the emission fluxes of N2O from the Phragmites australis marsh of Chongming Dongtan in the Yangtze estuary, using a static chamber combined with a gas chromatograph. The results showed that within the growth seasons, the changes of NO3--N in the high tidal flat without vegetation cover were similar to those in the reed rhizospheric sediments. Compared with NO3--N, the variations of NH4+-N differed between bare and vegetated sediments. The reed was observed to significantly enhance the release of N2O from sediments. N2O effluxes were respectively 0.71 and -4.02μg · m-2 · h-1 in bare sediments in July and January whereas they increased to 566.28 μg · m-2 · h-1 and 67.54 μg · m-2 · h-1 in rhizospheric sediments in both seasons. Besides NO3--N, NH4+-N, temperature and water content, the physiological processes of plant also controlled the N2O emission.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2526-2534
Number of pages9
JournalHuanjing Kexue Xuebao / Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae
Volume30
Issue number12
StatePublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • Chongming Dongtan
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrous oxide
  • Phragmites australis
  • Seasonal variation

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