Influence On Global Climate Change
Increasing carbon dioxide levels within the atmosphere will influence global nutrient cycling, yet it is difficult to predict what those interactions might be. Chemical interactions between soils and the atmosphere will be influenced by changes in atmospheric composition. There are indications that increased fertilization of soils with nitrogen causes a decrease in carbon sequestration.
Jake Beaulieu, a postdoctoral researcher the Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio and Jennifer Tank, Galla Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, are lead authors of new paper demonstrating that streams and rivers receiving nitrogen inputs from urban and agricultural land uses are a significant source of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere.
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