Low-level nitrogen deposition significantly inhibits methane uptake from an alpine meadow soil on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Geoderma

Volumn 213, Issue , 2014, Pages 444-452

  Fang, Huajun ^a   Cheng, Shulan ^b   Yu, Guirui ^a   Cooch, Jules ^c   Wang, Yongsheng ^a   Xu, Minjie ^b   Li, Linsen ^b   Dang, Xusheng ^a   Li, Yingnian ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Atmospheric N deposition; Controlling factors; Soil CH4 uptake; Soil N availability

Indexed keywords

ALPINE MEADOW; CONTROLLING FACTORS; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA; N AVAILABILITY; N DEPOSITION; QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU; STATIC CHAMBER TECHNIQUE; WATER-FILLED PORE SPACE;

ECOSYSTEMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANE; SOIL MOISTURE;

NITROGEN;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRASSLAND SOIL; INHIBITION; MEADOW; METHANE; NITROGEN; PH; PORE SPACE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84884541922     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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