Use of the 15 N gas flux method to measure the source and level of N2O and N2 emissions from grazed grassland

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 287-298

  Baily, Anne ^a,b,c   Watson, Catherine J ^b,c   Laughlin, Ronnie ^c   Matthews, Dave ^c   McGeough, Karen ^c   Jordan, Philip ^a,d  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Denitrifier community composition; Dinitrogen; Grazing intensity; Mole fraction; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FRACTIONATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

IRELAND;

INSECTIVORA;

EID: 84870807557     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-012-9541-x     Document Type: Article

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