Carbon balance of an intensively grazed temperate dairy pasture over four years

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 206, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-20

  Rutledge, S ^a   Mudge, P L ^a,b   Campbell, D I ^a   Woodward, S L ^c   Goodrich, J P ^a   Wall, A M ^a   Kirschbaum, M U F ^d   Schipper, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Carbon dioxide; Cultivation; Eddy covariance; Grassland; Grazed agriculture; Net ecosystem exchange; Pasture

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CULTIVATION; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; EDDY COVARIANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PASTURE;

EID: 84925265360     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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