Spatial variability in surface N2O fluxes across a riparian zone and relationships with soil environmental conditions and nutrient supply

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-9

  DeSimone, J ^a   Macrae, M L ^a   Bourbonniere, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Nitrate; Nitrous oxide fluxes; Riparian wetlands; Shallow groundwater; Subsurface nitrous oxide; Topography

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT; RIPARIAN ZONE; RUNOFF; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WETLAND;

EID: 77954861124     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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