Small-scale spatial and temporal variability of N2O flux from a shrub-steppe ecosystem

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1699-1706

  Mummey, Daniel L ^a   Smith, Jeffrey L ^b   Bolton Jr , Harvey ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE FLUX; SHRUB-STEPPE ECOSYSTEM; SOIL SURFACE;

EID: 0031471462     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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