Spatial distribution of soils determines export of nitrogen and dissolved organic carbon from an intensively managed agricultural landscape

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4513-4525

  Wohlfart, T ^a   Exbrayat, J F ^a,b   Schelde, K ^c   Christen, B ^c   Dalgaard, T ^c   Frede, H G ^a   Breuer, L ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENT; CROP ROTATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROWING SEASON; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC SOIL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DENMARK; JUTLAND;

EID: 84869200814     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-4513-2012     Document Type: Article

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