How important is N2O production in removing atmospherically deposited nitrogen from UK moorland catchments?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2081-2091

  Curtis, C J ^a   Emmett, B A ^b   Reynolds, B ^b   Shilland, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Denitrification; Moorlands; Nitrate leaching; Nitrification; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen saturation; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DENITRIFICATION; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT FLUX; NITRIFICATION;

ACIDIFICATION; MOORLANDS; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN SATURATION; NITROUS OXIDE;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CATCHMENT; DENITRIFICATION; FIELD METHOD; MOORLAND; NITRATE; NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

CUMBRIA; DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; ETHEROW RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE DISTRICT; PENNINES; SCOAT TARN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WYE RIVER [ENGLAND-WALES];

EID: 33746661057     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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