How is nitrogen fixation in the high arctic linked to greenhouse gas emissions?

Plant and Soil

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 215-229

  Stewart, Katherine J ^a   Brummell, Martin E ^a   Coxson, Darwyn S ^b   Siciliano, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Methane; N cycle; N mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrous oxide; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PERMAFROST; SEDGE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TYPE;

ALEXANDRA FIORD; ARCTIC; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 84871513436     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1282-8     Document Type: Article

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