Land use change and the impact on greenhouse gas exchange in north Australian savanna soils

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 423-437

  Grover, S P P ^a,c   Livesley, S J ^b   Hutley, L B ^a   Jamali, H ^b   Fest, B ^b   Beringer, J ^c   Butterbach Bahl, K ^d   Arndt, S K ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; EMISSION INVENTORY; GAS EXCHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER;

AUSTRALIA; DOUGLAS DALY; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84856384590     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-423-2012     Document Type: Article

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