Model simulation of changes in N2O and NO emissions with conversion of tropical rain forests to pastures in the Costa Rican Atlantic Zone

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 663-677

  Liu, Shuguang ^a,d   Reiners, William A ^a   Keller, Michael ^b   Schimel, David S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PASTURE; SOIL EMISSION; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0032704084     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB900002     Document Type: Article

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