Preliminary results on nitric oxide emission from a southern African savanna ecosystem

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 123-138

  Meixner, F X ^a   Fickinger, Th ^a   Marufu, L ^a,b   Serca D ^c   Nathaus, F J ^a   Makina, E ^b   Mukurumbira, L ^b   Andreae, M O ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Grasslands Research Station Harare   (Zimbabwe)

^c LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Biogenic emission; Dry season; Dynamic chamber; Forest; Grassland; Groundnut; Maize; Miombo type savanna ecosystem; Nitric oxide; Pulsing; Sorghum; Wet season; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ZEA MAYS;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; NITRIC OXIDE; SAVANNA;

EID: 0031411854     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009765510538     Document Type: Article

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