Mechanisms of N2O and NO production in the soil profile of a drained and forested peatland, as studied with acetylene, nitrapyrin and dimethyl ether

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Regina, K ^a   Silvola, J ^b   Martikainen, P J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Inhibitors; Nitric oxide; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide; Organic soil

Indexed keywords

2 CHLORO 6 TRICHLOROMETHYL PYRIDINE; ACETYLENE; DENITRIFICATION; DIMETHYL ETHER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PEAT;

NITRIFICATION; PEATLAND; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031838980     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050421     Document Type: Article

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