Turnover of organic carbon and nitrogen in soil assessed from δ13C and δ15N changes under pasture and cropping practices and estimates of greenhouse gas emissions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 465, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-35

  Dalal, Ram C ^a,c   Thornton, Craig M ^b   Cowie, Bruce A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; C turnover; Greenhouse gases; Soil nitrogen; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT; AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; C TURNOVER; CARBON AND NITROGEN; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE;

METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TURNOVER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON METABOLISM; CROPPING SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PASTURE; PLANT YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SORGHUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VEGETATION;

ANIMALIA; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 84884530244     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.101     Document Type: Article

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