Animal treading stimulates denitrification in soil under pasture

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1625-1629

  Menneer, John C ^a,b   Ledgard, Stewart ^b   McLay, Chris ^c   Silvester, Warwick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal treading; Denitrification; Plant N uptake; Soil aeration; Soil nitrate; Water filled porosity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POROSITY; SOILS;

ANIMAL TREADING; CLOVER; DENITRIFICATION RATES; REYGRASS;

DENITRIFICATION;

COMPACTION; DENITRIFICATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 20444463156     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.01.023     Document Type: Article

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