Measurement of ammonia emissions from temperate and sub-polar seabird colonies

• Published in: Atmospheric Environment
• Main Authors: Riddick, S.N., Blackall, T.D., Dragosits, U., Daunt, F., Newell, M., Braban, C.F., Tang, Y.S., Schmale, J., Hill, P.W., Wanless, S., Trathan, P., Sutton, M.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: Ecology and Environment; Atmospheric Sciences; South Orkney Islands; Bird Island; Signy Island; Guano
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513254/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513254/1/N513254PP.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.03.016

The chemical breakdown of marine derived reactive nitrogen transported to the land as seabird guano represents a significant source of ammonia (NH3) in areas far from other NH3 sources. Measurements made at tropical and temperate seabird colonies indicate substantial NH3 emissions, with emission rat...