Conversion of the coastal Atlantic forest to pasture: Consequences for the nitrogen cycle and soil greenhouse gas emissions

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 148, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-43

  Carmo, Janaina Braga do ^a   de Sousa Neto, Eráclito Rodrigues ^b   Duarte Neto, Paulo J ^c   Ometto, Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud ^d   Martinelli, Luiz Antonio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Carbon cycle; Greenhouse gases; Land use change; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CATCHMENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST SOIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; METHANE; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION TYPE;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA HUMIDICOLA;

EID: 83455211039     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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