Global change, nitrification, and denitrification: A review

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Barnard, Romain ^a,b   Leadley, Paul W ^a   Hungate, Bruce A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; NITRIFICATION;

EID: 20444374146     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GB002282     Document Type: Review

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