Influence of red imported fire ants on greenhouse gas emissions from a Piedmont Plateau pasture

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 13-14, 2003, Pages 1873-1889

  Bender, M R ^a   Wood, C W ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emission; Methane emission; Nitrous oxide emission; Red imported fire ants; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANT; GREENHOUSE GAS; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL NITROGEN;

ANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PH; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0042197146     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120023223     Document Type: Article

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