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Grazing-induced reduction of natural nitrous oxide release from continental steppe [1]

Levels of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide have increased since pre-industrial times, mainly because of agricultural activities. Among these changes it has been reported that livestock grazing substantially increases nitrous oxide emissions from temperate grasslands.

Publication Date: 
08/04/2010
Benjamin Wolf [2], Xunhua Zheng [3], Nicolas Bruggemann & et al ? [4]
Nature [5]
464
7290
881
Tags:
Grasslands [6], Grazing Lands [7], Livestock [8], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [9], Climate Change [10], Climate Science [11], China [12], Mongolia [13]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xunhua-zheng
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nicolas-bruggemann-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grazing-lands
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
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