Do earthworms increase N2O emissions in ploughed grassland?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 632-640

  Bertora, Chiara ^a,b   van Vliet, Petra C J ^a   Hummelink, Eduard W J ^a   van Groenigen, Jan Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anecic earthworms; Greenhouse gases; Ploughed grassland; Residue decomposition; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOILS;

ANECIC EARTHWORMS; PLOUGHED GRASSLANDS; RESIDUE DECOMPOSITION; SOIL MOISTURE;

MICROORGANISMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTHWORM; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRASSLAND SOIL; MESOCOSM; NITROUS OXIDE; PLOWING; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE;

APORRECTODEA LONGA;

EID: 33751404307     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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