N Management of European Grasslands: Can the Exchange of Gaseous N Species Be Influenced at the Operational Level?

Grassland ecosystems can be regarded as biochemical reactors in which large amounts of organic nitrogen (N) are converted into inorganic N, and vice versa. If managed in a sustainable manner, grasslands should operate in a quasi steady state, characterized by an almost perfect balance between total...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: P. Calanca, A. Neftel, J. Fuhrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.373