Spatial variation of ammonia volatilization from soil and its scale-dependent correlation with soil properties

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1260-1270

  Corstanje, R ^a   Kirk, G J D ^b   Pawlett, M ^b   Read, R ^b   Lark, R M ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BULK DENSITY; CATCHMENT; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PARENT MATERIAL; PH; POLICY MAKING; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; VOLATILIZATION; WATER CONTENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56649094137     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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