Uncertainties in the relationship between atmospheric nitrogen deposition and forest catbon sequestration
Sutton, Mark A. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-6341; Simpson, David; Levy, Peter E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8505-1901; Smith, Rognvald I.; Reis, Stefan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-8320; Van Oijen, Marcel; de Vries, Wim.
2008
Uncertainties in the relationship between atmospheric nitrogen deposition and forest catbon sequestration.
Global Change Biology, 14 (9).
2057-2063.
10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01636.x
Abstract/Summary
In a recent study, Magnani et al. report how atmospheric nitrogen deposition drives stand-lifetime net ecosystem productivity (NEPav) for midlatitude forests, with an extremely high C to N response (725 kg C kg−1 wet-deposited N for their European sites). We present here a re-analysis of these data, which suggests a much smaller C : N response for total N inputs. Accounting for dry, as well as wet N deposition reduces the C : N response to 177 : 1. However, if covariance with intersite climatological differences is accounted for, the actual C : N response in this dataset may be <70 : 1. We then use a model analysis of 22 European forest stands to simulate the findings of Magnani et al. Multisite regression of simulated NEPav vs. total N deposition reproduces a high C : N response (149 : 1). However, once the effects of intersite climatological differences are accounted for, the value is again found to be much smaller, pointing to a real C : N response of about 50-75 : 1. Keywords: atmospheric deposition models; biogeochemical models; carbon sequestration; chronosequences; forest growth; greenhouse gas budgets; net ecosystem productivity; nitrogen deposition; regression analysis; uncertainty
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
|---|---|
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01636.x |
| Programmes: | CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biogeochemistry |
| UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | Billett (to November 2013) |
| ISSN: | 1354-1013 |
| Additional Keywords: | atmospheric deposition models, biogeochemical models, carbon sequestration, chronosequences, forest growth, greenhouse gas budgets, net ecosystem productivity, nitrogen deposition, regression analysis, uncertainty |
| NORA Subject Terms: | Atmospheric Sciences |
| Date made live: | 19 Feb 2009 10:31 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5526 |
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