NO and N2O emissions from savanna soils following the first simulated rains of the season

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 115-122

  Scholes, M C ^a   Martin, R ^b   Scholes, R J ^c   Parsons, D ^c   Winstead, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

N2O soil emissions; NO soil emissions; Savanna soils

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SAVANNA; SOIL EMISSION;

SOUTH AFRICA, NORTHERN PROVINCE, NYLSVLEY;

EID: 0031411289     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009781420199     Document Type: Article

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