Relationship between soil δ15N, C/N and N losses across land uses in New Zealand

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 736-741

  Stevenson, B A ^a   Parfitt, R L ^b   Schipper, L A ^c   Baisden, W T ^d   Mudge, P ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy soils; Land use change; N loss; Nitrogen isotopes; Pastoral systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROPPING PRACTICE; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; VOLATILIZATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 78650719642     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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