Modelling approach to analyse the effects of nitrification inhibition on primary production

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 220-230

  Boudsocq, S ^a   Lata, J C ^b   Mathieu, J ^a   Abbadie, L ^c   Barot, S ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Hyparrhenia diplandra; Lamto; Nitrate; Nitrification inhibition; Nitrogen cycling; Recycling efficiency; Savanna

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; INHIBITION; MODELING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SAVANNA; SOIL NUTRIENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; LAMTO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

HYPARRHENIA DIPLANDRA; POACEAE;

EID: 58349108084     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01476.x     Document Type: Article

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