The fate of nitrogen in agroecosystems: An illustration using Canadian estimates

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-102

  Janzen, H H ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Bruinsma, Y ^a   Campbell, C A ^a   Desjardins, R L ^a   Ellert, B H ^a   Smith, E G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Denitrification; Leaching; Nitrogen balance; Nitrogen budget; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0042787533     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025195826663     Document Type: Article

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