A regional audit of nitrogen fluxes in pampean agroecosystems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 184, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Alvarez, Roberto ^a   Steinbach, Haydée S ^a   L De Paepe, Josefina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Nitrogen budget; Nitrogen fluxes; Pampean region

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOYBEAN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 84890023510     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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