An assessment of N-cycling and sources of N2O during a simulated rain event using natural abundance 15N

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 165, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-150

  Decock, Charlotte ^a   Six, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

15N tracer; Gross N transformations; N2O reduction; N2O source partitioning; Natural abundance 15N; Nitrous oxide; Simulated rain event

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AMMONIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROUS OXIDE; RAINFALL; SOIL TEXTURE; TRACER; TRANSFORMATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872536766     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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