Nitrogen deposition and its contribution to nutrient inputs to intensively managed agricultural ecosystems

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-90

  He, Chun E ^a,b   Wang, Xin ^a   Liu, Xuejun ^a   Fangmeier, Andreas ^c   Christie, Peter ^a,d   Zhang, Fusuo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

15N dilution method; Atmospheric N deposition; North china plain; Plant available N from deposition

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CROP ROTATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; URBANIZATION; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; TIME; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY, AGRICULTURAL; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; DONGBEIWANG; HEBEI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; QUZHOU;

EMBRYOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77649092436     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0582.1     Document Type: Article

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