Soil microbial sources of nitrous oxide: Recent advances in knowledge, emerging challenges and future direction

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 321-327

  Baggs, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DECADAL VARIATION; DENITRIFICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; OXIDATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 80053256670     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2011.08.011     Document Type: Review

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