Soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide and methane in New Zealand terrestrial ecosystems and their mitigation options: A review

Plant and Soil

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 25-42

  Saggar, Surinder ^a   Tate, K R ^a   Giltrap, D L ^a   Singh, J ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Land use and land management; Mitigation strategies; Net emissions; Nitrification inhibitors; Nitrous oxide production; Soil methane uptake

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAZING; ION EXCHANGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOTROPHY; MITIGATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; REFORESTATION; SOIL AIR; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; FAGUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 47349127851     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9421-3     Document Type: Review

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