Document Type
Presentation
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS Department/Program
Institute History (VIMS)
Publication Date
10-9-2015
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
VIMS 75th Anniversary Alumni Research Symposium
Location
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA
Abstract
Oyster microbiomes may play a significant role in the biogeochemical N cycle and N2O emissions in estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Rates of denitrification and N2O production were measured from live oysters and oyster shells collected at a coastal lagoon and a tidal estuary in the Chesapeake Bay. Live oysters had the highest rates of denitrification and N2O production in both study sites. This indicates that oysters are an import N remover and a N2O source in coastal ecosystems.
Keywords
Poster, VIMS 75th Anniversary, Institute History, Alumni, Oysters
Recommended Citation
Arfkin, Anne; Smyth, Ashley; and Song, Bongkeun. "The role of oyster in nitrous oxide emissions from oyster reefs". 10-9-2015. VIMS 75th Anniversary Alumni Research Symposium.
