Annual denitrification rates in agricultural and forest soils: A review

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1073-1093

  Barton, L ^a,b,c   McLay, C D A ^b   Schipper, L A ^c   Smith, C T ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Modelling; Nitrogen cycling; Regulating factors; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL DEGRADATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DENITRIFICATION; FOREST SOIL;

EID: 0032723609     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR99009     Document Type: Article

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