Influence of pore size distribution and soil water content on nitrous oxide emissions

Soil Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-135

  Van Der Weerden, Tony J ^a   Kelliher, Francis M ^b,c   De Klein, Cecile A M ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

denitrification; soil pore structure; soil porosity; soil water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ANAEROBICITY; AQUEOUS NITRATE SOLUTIONS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DRAINED SOILS; FARMED ANIMALS; FIELD CONDITIONS; GAS DIFFUSION; INTACT CORE; MACROPORES; MATRIC POTENTIAL; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS; PASTORAL SOIL; PASTURE SYSTEMS; RELATIVE DIFFUSION; SOIL AERATION; SOIL CORES; SOIL PORE STRUCTURE; SOIL POROSITY; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPACE SCALE; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; VOLUMETRIC FRACTIONS; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WATER-FILLED PORE SPACE;

AGRICULTURE; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GREENHOUSE GASES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PORE SIZE; SOIL MOISTURE;

DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DENITRIFICATION; GAS FLOW; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; PORE SPACE; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL WATER; URINE; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859334152     PISSN: 1838675X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR11112     Document Type: Article

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