Sea animal colonies enhance carbonyl sulfide emissions from coastal Antarctic tundra

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The Antarctic tundra, dominated by non-vascular photoautotrophs (NVP) like mosses and lichens, serves as an important habitat for sea animals. These animals contribute organic matter and oceanic sulfur to land, potentially influencing sulfur transformations. Here, we measured carbonyl sulfide (OCS) fluxes from the Antarctic tundra and linked them to soil biochemical properties. Results revealed that the NVP-dominated upland tundra acted as an OCS sink (−0.97 ± 0.57 pmol m−2 s−1), driven by NVP and OCS-metabolizing enzymes from soil microbes (e.g., Acidobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, and Chloroflexi). In contrast, tundra within sea animal colonies exhibited OCS emissions up to 1.35 ± 0.38 pmol m−2 s−1, resulting from the introduction of organosulfur compounds that stimulated concurrent OCS production. Furthermore, sea animal colonization likely influenced OCS-metabolizing microbial communities and further promoted OCS production. Overall, this study highlighted the role of sea animal activities in shaping the soil-atmospheric exchange of OCS through interacting with soil chemical properties and microbial compositions.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer326
TidsskriftCommunications Earth and Environment
Vol/bind4
Udgave nummer1
Antal sider11
ISSN2662-4435
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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Funding Information:
This study was jointly funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41976220), National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2020YFA0608501), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2022M713042), and Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (No. WK2080000170). RR would like to thank the Danish National Research Foundation for supporting the activities within the Center for Volatile Interactions (No. DNRF168). The authors would like to thank Professor Zhigang Yi for assistance in GC/MS analysis, the Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) for assistance in fieldwork.

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