Metabolism of nitric oxide in soil and soil microorganisms and regulation of 
flux into the atmosphere

Conrad, Ralf

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-61096-7_11

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Metabolism of nitric oxide in soil and soil microorganisms and regulation of flux into the atmosphere

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Conrad, Ralf
Department of Biogeochemistry, Alumni, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Conrad, R. (1996). Metabolism of nitric oxide in soil and soil microorganisms and regulation of flux into the atmosphere. In J. C. Murrell, & D. P. Kelly (Eds.), Microbiology of Atmospheric Trace Gases, NATO ASI Series, vol. 59 (pp. 167-203). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

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Nitric oxide plays a central role in the photochemistry of the atmosphere (Crutzen 1979; Logan 1983; Singh 1987). There are several reviews which summarize our knowledge on the emission of NO from soils (Johansson 1989; Conrad, 1990; Davidson 1991; Williams et al. 1992; Meixner 1994). They all agree that emissions from soils are a major source and, with a source strength of about 20 Tg N yr-1 , may contribute as much as 40% to the total budget of atmospheric NO. Because of the short atmospheric lifetime most of the emitted NO will soon be deposited again so that the nitrogen loss from one ecosystem may result in unintended fertilization of downwind ecosystems (Conrad 1990; Williams et al. 1992; Meixner 1994).