Warming-induced enhancement of soil N2O efflux linked to distinct response times of genes driving N2O production and consumption

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 371-386

  Billings, S A ^a   Tiemann, L K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic denitrification; Denitrifiers; Nitrous oxide; norB; nosZ; qPCR; Relative gene abundance

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND SOIL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRACER;

EID: 84900827830     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-014-9973-2     Document Type: Article

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