Development of a helium atmosphere soil incubation technique for direct measurement of nitrous oxide and dinitrogen fluxes during denitrification

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1345-1352

  Scholefield, D ^a   Hawkins, J M B ^a   Jackson, S M ^b,c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; HELIUM ATMOSPHERE; INCUBATION METHOD; NITROGEN FLUX; NITROUS OXIDE FLUX;

EID: 0031239612     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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