Review of denitrification in tropical and subtropical soils of terrestrial ecosystems

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 699-710

  Xu, Yongbo ^a,b   Xu, Zhihong ^b   Cai, Zucong ^c   Reverchon, Frédérique ^b  

^a YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Environmental implication; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen retention strategies; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEACHING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL WATER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRANSFORMATION; TROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 84875386427     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0650-1     Document Type: Article

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