Plant functional type effects on trace gas fluxes in the shortgrass steppe

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 145-168

  Epstein, Howard E ^a   Burke, Ingrid C ^a   Mosier, Arvin R ^b   Hutchinson, Gordon L ^b  

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

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

C3 and C4 plant functional types; Grasslands; Methane oxidation; Nitric oxide; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; GAS FLUX; GRASS; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; SANDY LOAM; STEPPE;

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAS EXCHANGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; STEPPE; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0031828996     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2691-7_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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