Estimating a nitrous oxide emission factor for animal urine from some New Zealand pastoral soils

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 381-399

  De Klein, Cecile A M ^a   Barton, Louise ^b,c   Sherlock, Robert R ^d   Li, Zheng ^b,d   Littlejohn, Roger P ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cow urine; Emission factor; Nitrous oxide inventory; Soil cover; Soil drainage class

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RAIN; SOILS;

ANIMAL URINES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

GRAZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL COVER; SOIL EMISSION; URINE;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038080972     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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