Disaggregating nitrous oxide emission factors for ruminant urine and dung deposited onto pastoral soils

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 426-436

  Van der Weerden, Tony J ^a   Luo, Jiafa ^b   de Klein, Cecile A M ^a   Hoogendoorn, Coby J ^c   Littlejohn, Roger P ^a   Rys, Gerald J ^d  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^d Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dung; Emission factor; Excreta; Grazed pasture; Nitrous oxide; Sheep; Urine; Water filled pore space

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATIC REGION; DRAINAGE; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXCRETION; GRAZING PRESSURE; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; RUMINANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; URINE;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79958031260     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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