Recently identified microbial guild mediates soil N2O sink capacity

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 801-805

  Jones, Christopher M ^a,b   Spor, Ayme ^a   Brennan, Fiona P ^a,c,d   Breuil, Marie Christine ^a   Bru, David ^a   Lemanceau, Philippe ^a   Griffiths, Bryan ^c,e   Hallin, Sara ^b   Philippot, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906875242     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2301     Document Type: Article

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