Citation Information

  • Title : Climate change: Grazing and nitrous oxide
  • Source : Nature
  • Publisher : Nature Publishing Group
  • Volume : 464
  • Issue : 7290
  • Pages : 843-844
  • Year : 2010
  • DOI : 10.1038/464843a
  • ISBN : 10.1038/464843a
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Del Grosso, S. J.
  • Climates: Warm summer continental/Hemiboreal (Dsb, Dfb, Dwb).
  • Cropping Systems: Grazing systems.
  • Countries: USA.

Summary

Most emissions of nitrous oxide from semi-arid, temperate grasslands usually occur during the spring thaw. The effects that grazing has on plant litter and snow cover dramatically reduce these seasonal emissions.

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