Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

Expanding the role of reactive transport models in critical zone processes

L Li, K Maher, A Navarre-Sitchler, J Druhan, C Meile… - Earth-science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Models test our understanding of processes and can reach beyond the spatial and
temporal scales of measurements. Multi-component Reactive Transport Models (RTMs) …

[PDF][PDF] Nitrogen isotopes in the ocean

DM Sigman, KL Casciotti - Encyclopedia of ocean sciences, 2001 - academia.edu
Nitrogen (N) has two stable isotopes, 14N and 15N (atomic masses of 14 and 15,
respectively). 14N is the more abundant of the two, comprising 99.63 Æ 0.02% of the N …

Denitrification, Anammox, and N2 Production in Marine Sediments

AH Devol - Annual review of marine science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Fixed nitrogen limits primary productivity in many parts of the global ocean, and it
consequently plays a role in controlling the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. The …

What can we learn from N2O isotope data? – Analytics, processes and modelling

L Yu, E Harris, D Lewicka‐Szczebak… - Rapid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The isotopic composition of nitrous oxide (N2O) provides useful information for evaluating
N2O sources and budgets. Due to the co‐occurrence of multiple N2O transformation …

Interpretation of the nitrogen isotopic composition of Precambrian sedimentary rocks: Assumptions and perspectives

M Ader, C Thomazo, P Sansjofre, V Busigny… - Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nitrogen isotope compositions in sedimentary rocks (d 15 N sed) are routinely used for
reconstructing Cenozoic N-biogeochemical cycling and are also being increasingly applied …

Nitrogen isotope effects induced by anammox bacteria

B Brunner, S Contreras, MF Lehmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Nitrogen (N) isotope ratios (15N/14N) provide integrative constraints on the N inventory of
the modern ocean. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), which converts ammonium …

Nitrogen isotope fractionation by alternative nitrogenases and past ocean anoxia

X Zhang, DM Sigman, FMM Morel… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Biological nitrogen fixation constitutes the main input of fixed nitrogen to Earth's ecosystems,
and its isotope effect is a key parameter in isotope-based interpretations of the N cycle. The …

Simulating the global distribution of nitrogen isotopes in the ocean

CJ Somes, A Schmittner, ED Galbraith… - Global …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new nitrogen isotope model incorporated into the three‐dimensional ocean
component of a global Earth system climate model designed for millennial timescale …

Isotope Signatures of N2O in a Mixed Microbial Population System: Constraints on N2O Producing Pathways in Wastewater Treatment

P Wunderlin, MF Lehmann, H Siegrist… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present measurements of site preference (SP) and bulk 15N/14N ratios (δ15NbulkN2O)
of nitrous oxide (N2O) by quantum cascade laser absorption spectroscopy (QCLAS) as a …