Soil nitrous oxide and methane fluxes are low from a bioenergy crop (Canola) grown in a semi-arid climate

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Barton, Louise ^a   Murphy, Daniel V ^a   Kiese, Ralf ^b   Butterbach Bahl, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Australia; Biofuel; CO2 flux; Emission factor; Nitrogen fertilizer

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ERRORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; METHANE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE;

AUSTRALIA; BIOENERGY CROPS; CH 4; CO2 FLUX; EMISSION FACTORS; GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES; N FERTILIZERS; NITROUS OXIDE; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; STANDARD ERRORS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 78650791822     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2010.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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