Nitrous oxide production in grassland soils: Assessing the contribution of nitrifier denitrification

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-236

  Wrage, N ^a   Velthof, G L ^a   Laanbroek, H J ^b   Oenema, O ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetylene; Denitrification; Grasslands; Inhibitors; Nitrification; Nitrifier denitrification; Nitrous oxide; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PH EFFECTS;

GRASSLAND SOILS; NITRIFIERS;

SOILS;

DENITRIFICATION; GRASSLAND; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 1042290556     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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