A review of nitrogen enrichment effects on three biogenic GHGs: The CO 2 sink may be largely offset by stimulated N2O and CH 4 emission

Ecology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1103-1117

  Liu, Lingli ^a   Greaver, Tara L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural system; Carbon dioxide; Carbon sequestration; Emission uptake factor; Forest; Global GHG budget; Methane; N deposition; N saturation; Nitrous oxide; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; META-ANALYSIS; METHANE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WETLAND;

AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

EID: 70349145320     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01351.x     Document Type: Review

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