Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica
This study aimed to quantify the nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes at sites with different vegetation covers and where bird activity was present or absent using the static chamber method, on Rip Point, Nelson Island, maritime Antarctic. The sites were soils covered by Sanionia uncinata, l...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:d7383931b90d48369a2337ab65f5337e 2023-05-15T13:52:49+02:00 Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica Ângela Denise Hubert Neufeld Stefânia Guedes de Godoi Antônio Batista Pereira Cimélio Bayer Adriano Luis Schünemann Filipe de Carvalho Victoria Margéli Pereira de Albuquerque Estefânia Camargo Frederico Costa Beber Vieira 2015-02-01 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.23584 https://doaj.org/article/d7383931b90d48369a2337ab65f5337e en eng Norwegian Polar Institute 1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v34.23584 https://doaj.org/article/d7383931b90d48369a2337ab65f5337e undefined Polar Research, Vol 34, Iss 0, Pp 1-12 (2015) Soil greenhouse gases seabirds vegetal cover maritime Antarctica geo envir Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2015 fttriple https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v34.23584 2023-01-22T18:11:37Z This study aimed to quantify the nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes at sites with different vegetation covers and where bird activity was present or absent using the static chamber method, on Rip Point, Nelson Island, maritime Antarctic. The sites were soils covered by Sanionia uncinata, lichens, Prasiola crispa, Deschampsia antarctica and bare soil. Seabirds used the P. crispa and D. antarctica sites as nesting areas. Soil mineral N contents, air and soil temperature and water-filled pore space were measured, and the content of total organic C and particulate organic C, total N, bulk density and texture were determined to identify controlling variables of the gas emissions. The N2O and CH4 flux rates were low for all sampling events. Mean N2O flux rates ranged from 0.11±1.93 up to 21.25±22.14 µg N2O m−2 h−1 for the soils under lichen and P. crispa cover, respectively. For the CH4 fluxes, only the P. crispa site showed a low positive mean (0.47±3.61 µg CH4 m−2 h−1). The bare soil showed the greatest absorption of CH4 (−11.92±5.7 µg CH4 m−2 h−1), probably favoured by the coarse soil texture. Bare soil and S. uncinata sites had N2O accumulated emissions close to zero. Net CH4 accumulated emission was observed only at the P. crispa site, which was correlated with NH4+ (p<0.001). These results indicate that seabird activity influences N2O and CH4 soil fluxes, while vegetation has little influence, and bare soil areas in maritime Antarctica could be greenhouse gas sinks. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Nelson Island Polar Research Unknown Antarctic Rip Point ENVELOPE(-58.979,-58.979,-62.238,-62.238) Rip ENVELOPE(-58.940,-58.940,-62.233,-62.233) Nelson Island ENVELOPE(-59.050,-59.050,-62.300,-62.300) Polar Research 34 1 23584 |
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Soil greenhouse gases seabirds vegetal cover maritime Antarctica geo envir Ângela Denise Hubert Neufeld Stefânia Guedes de Godoi Antônio Batista Pereira Cimélio Bayer Adriano Luis Schünemann Filipe de Carvalho Victoria Margéli Pereira de Albuquerque Estefânia Camargo Frederico Costa Beber Vieira Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica |
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This study aimed to quantify the nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes at sites with different vegetation covers and where bird activity was present or absent using the static chamber method, on Rip Point, Nelson Island, maritime Antarctic. The sites were soils covered by Sanionia uncinata, lichens, Prasiola crispa, Deschampsia antarctica and bare soil. Seabirds used the P. crispa and D. antarctica sites as nesting areas. Soil mineral N contents, air and soil temperature and water-filled pore space were measured, and the content of total organic C and particulate organic C, total N, bulk density and texture were determined to identify controlling variables of the gas emissions. The N2O and CH4 flux rates were low for all sampling events. Mean N2O flux rates ranged from 0.11±1.93 up to 21.25±22.14 µg N2O m−2 h−1 for the soils under lichen and P. crispa cover, respectively. For the CH4 fluxes, only the P. crispa site showed a low positive mean (0.47±3.61 µg CH4 m−2 h−1). The bare soil showed the greatest absorption of CH4 (−11.92±5.7 µg CH4 m−2 h−1), probably favoured by the coarse soil texture. Bare soil and S. uncinata sites had N2O accumulated emissions close to zero. Net CH4 accumulated emission was observed only at the P. crispa site, which was correlated with NH4+ (p<0.001). These results indicate that seabird activity influences N2O and CH4 soil fluxes, while vegetation has little influence, and bare soil areas in maritime Antarctica could be greenhouse gas sinks. |
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Ângela Denise Hubert Neufeld Stefânia Guedes de Godoi Antônio Batista Pereira Cimélio Bayer Adriano Luis Schünemann Filipe de Carvalho Victoria Margéli Pereira de Albuquerque Estefânia Camargo Frederico Costa Beber Vieira |
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Ângela Denise Hubert Neufeld Stefânia Guedes de Godoi Antônio Batista Pereira Cimélio Bayer Adriano Luis Schünemann Filipe de Carvalho Victoria Margéli Pereira de Albuquerque Estefânia Camargo Frederico Costa Beber Vieira |
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Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica |
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Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica |
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Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica |
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Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica |
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Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of Rip Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica |
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methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in relation to vegetation covers and bird activity in ice-free soils of rip point, nelson island, antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Nelson Island Polar Research |
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