Residue incorporation depth is a controlling factor of earthworm-induced nitrous oxide emissions

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1141-1151

  Paul, Birthe K ^a   Lubbers, Ingrid M ^a   Van Groenigen, Jan Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

13C isotope; Agricultural soil; Earthworm biodiversity; Nitrous oxide; Residue incorporation depth

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CARBON ISOTOPE; DENITRIFICATION; EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MESOCOSM; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857124850     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02525.x     Document Type: Article

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