Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from aerobic and anaerobic incubations: Effect of core length

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 817-829

  Guo, Xiaobin ^a   Drury, Craig F ^a   Daniel Reynolds, W ^a   Yang, Xueming ^a   Fan, Ruqin ^a  

^a HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CONDITION; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC INCUBATION; ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; DENITRIFICATION PROCESS; SOIL RESPIRATION;

DENITRIFICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN OXIDES; SOILS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLAY LOAM; DENITRIFICATION; FIELD CAPACITY; NITROUS OXIDE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TYPE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84880166988     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0292     Document Type: Article

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