Biochar addition indirectly affects N2O emissions via soil moisture and plant N uptake

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-106

  Saarnio, S ^a,b   Heimonen, K ^a   Kettunen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biochar; Biomass; Moisture; N2O; Respiration; Timothy (Phleum pratense)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; BARE SOILS; BIOCHAR; CROP YIELD; DRY CONDITION; DRY PERIODS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWING SEASON; LOW TEMPERATURES; MESOCOSMS; MINERAL SOILS; NITROUS OXIDE; PLANT N UPTAKE; PLANT PRODUCTIVITY; PLANT SPECIES; RESPIRATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL LAYER; SOIL PROCESS; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPRUCE CHIPS; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATE REGIONS; TIMOTHY (PHLEUM PRATENSE); WET CONDITIONS;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AIR TEMPERATURE; BARE SOIL; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; MESOCOSM; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RESPIRATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

PHLEUM PRATENSE; PICEA;

EID: 84871516133     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.035     Document Type: Article

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