Acetylene blockage technique leads to underestimation of denitrificat1on rates in oxic soils due to scavenging of intermediate nitric oxide

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1067-1077

  Bollmann, Annette ^a   Conrad, Ralf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0031194394     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00007-2     Document Type: Article

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