The impact of humans on the nitrogen cycle, with focus on temperate arable agriculture

Plant and Soil

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-15

  Jenkinson, D S ^a,b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic value of nitrogen fertilizer; Fertilizer nitrogen losses; Global nitrogen cycling; Human nitrogen requirements; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen fertilizers; Nitrogen pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARABLE LAND; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035133369     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004870606003     Document Type: Article

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