Carbon and nitrogen cycling on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

H Chen, P Ju, Q Zhu, X Xu, N Wu, Y Gao… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) has experienced atmospheric warming,
cryosphere thaw and intensified human activities since the 1970s. These changes have had …

Effect of river damming on nutrient transport and transformation and its countermeasures

X Wang, Y Chen, Q Yuan, X Xing, B Hu… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, damming has become one of the most important anthropogenic activities
for river regulation, and reservoirs have become hotspots for biogeochemical cycling. The …

Tracing Microbial Production and Consumption Sources of N2O in Rivers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau via Isotopocule and Functional Microbe Analyses

X Chen, S Zhang, J Liu, J Wang, Y Xin… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas, is produced in rivers through a series of
microbial metabolic pathways. However, the microbial source of N2O production and the …

Indirect nitrous oxide emission factors of fluvial networks can be predicted by dissolved organic carbon and nitrate from local to global scales

J Wang, G Wang, S Zhang, Y Xin, C Jiang… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Streams and rivers are important sources of nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful greenhouse
gas. Estimating global riverine N2O emissions is critical for the assessment of anthropogenic …

Inland water greenhouse gas emissions offset the terrestrial carbon sink in the northern cryosphere

C Song, S Liu, G Wang, L Zhang, JA Rosentreter… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Climate-sensitive northern cryosphere inland waters emit greenhouse gases (GHGs) into
the atmosphere, yet their total emissions remain poorly constrained. We present a data …

Non-negligible N2O emission hotspots: Rivers impacted by ion-adsorption rare earth mining

W Shu, Q Zhang, J Audet, Z Li, P Leng, Y Qiao, C Tian… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth mining causes severe riverine nitrogen pollution, but its effect on nitrous oxide (N
2 O) emissions and the associated nitrogen transformation processes remain unclear. Here …

Nitrifiers cooperate to produce nitrous oxide in Plateau wetland sediments

D Yuan, L Zheng, YX Liu, H Cheng… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The thawing of dormant plateau permafrost emits nitrous oxide (N2O) through wetlands;
however, the N2O production mechanism in plateau wetlands is still unclear. Here, we used …

Electrical conductivity as a reliable indicator for assessing land use effects on stream N2O concentration

S Zhang, X Xia, Y Xin, X Li, J Wang, L Yu, C Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
While it is widely acknowledged that different categories of terrestrial land use significantly
affect N 2 O emissions from streams and rivers, a suitable indicator to comprehensively …

Underestimated permafrost degradation: Improving the TTOP model based on soil thermal conductivity

W Li, B Weng, D Yan, Y Lai, M Li, H Wang - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the continuing influence of global warming, resolving the inconsistency of permafrost
degradation rates and quantifying the spatial distribution characteristics are critical for high …

Andean headwater and piedmont streams are hot spots of carbon dioxide and methane emissions in the Amazon basin

G Chiriboga, AV Borges - Communications Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Rivers substantially contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet emissions from
headwater streams are poorly constrained. Here, we report dissolved concentrations of …