Distribution and Environmental Drivers of Fungal Denitrifiers in Global Soils
Yvonne Bösch, Grace Pold, Aurélien Saghaï, Magnus Karlsson, Christopher M. Jones, Sara Hallin
Abstract
Fungal denitrifiers, in contrast to their bacterial counterparts, are a poorly studied functional group within the nitrogen cycle, even though they produce the greenhouse gas N 2 O. To curb soil N 2 O emissions, a better understanding of their ecology and distribution in soils from different ecosystems is needed.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyDenitrificationRhizosphereNitrous-oxide reductaseEcologyEcosystemTerrestrial ecosystemNitrogen cycleSoil microbiologyTundraNitrite reductaseBiomeSoil waterNitrate reductaseBacteriaNitrateGeneticsPhysicsNitrogenQuantum mechanicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions