Nitrogen-climate interactions in US agriculture

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 41-70

  Robertson, G Philip ^a   Bruulsema, Tom W ^b   Gehl, Ron J ^c   Kanter, David ^d   Mauzerall, Denise L ^d,e   Rotz, C Alan ^f   Williams, Candiss O ^g  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Princeton University   (United States)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^g USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Mitigation; Nitrate; Nitrous oxide; Ozone

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPPING PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84879245283     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9802-4     Document Type: Article

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