Nitrous oxide fluxes from cultivated areas and rangeland: U.S. High Plains

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 496-510

  Weeks, Edwin P ^a   McMahon, Peter B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUX MEASUREMENT; NITROUS OXIDE; RANGELAND; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548380469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0164     Document Type: Article

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