Modeling denitrification in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2123-2142

  Boyer, Elizabeth W ^a   Alexander, Richard B ^b   Parton, William J ^c   Li, Changsheng ^d   Butterbach Bahl, Klaus ^e   Donner, Simon D ^f   Skaggs, R Wayne ^g   Del Grosso, Stephen J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^f PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Box 7625   (United States)

^h AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Denitrification; Modeling; Nitrogen cycle; Regional; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MASS TRANSFER; NITROGEN CYCLE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 33845494106     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[2123:MDITAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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