The global nitrogen cycle: Changes and consequences

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 15-24

  Galloway, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Fertilizer; Food production; Global change; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032446053     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)80010-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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