Mechanisms leading to enhanced soil nitrous oxide fluxes induced by freeze-thaw cycles

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 401-414

  Risk, Neil ^a   Snider, David ^a   Wagner Riddle, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Freeze thaw; Greenhouse gas; N2O emissions; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; FINE ROOT; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 84882667890     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2012-071     Document Type: Review

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