Wildfires drive trade-offs in ammonia-oxidizing groups and promote denitrification to increase soil emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in California chaparral
Elizah Z. Stephens, Alexander H. Krichels, Aral C. Greene, Sharon Zhao, Claire Reid, Jamie Irby, M. E. Ordoñez, Dominika Lewicka‐Szczebak, Erin J. Hanan, Sydney I. Glassman, Peter M. Homyak
This study investigates how wildfires affect ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) abundance and denitrifier activity, leading to increased soil emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in California chaparral.
bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintEcology