Ammonia volatilization from a seasonally and spatially variable grazed grassland: Yellowstone National Park

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-203

  Frank, Douglas A ^a   Zhang, Yimin ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonia volatilization; grassland; nitrogen; ungulate; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; GRAZED GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

USA, WYOMING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030670099     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005705121160     Document Type: Article

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