Nitrous oxide accumulation in soils from riparian buffers of a coastal plain watershed-carbon/nitrogen ratio control

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1368-1376

  Hunt, P G ^a   Matheny, T A ^a   Ro, K S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COASTAL ZONES; DENITRIFICATION; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHED; LEGUME; NITROGEN POLLUTION; RIPARIAN BUFFERS;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

ACETYLENE; CARBON; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; COASTAL PLAIN; DENITRIFICATION; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; RIVERS; SOIL; SWINE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548727500     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0255     Document Type: Article

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