Soil Emission of Nitrous Oxide and its Mitigation - Ussiri, David; Lal, Rattan; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
CHAPTER 1: THE ROLE OF NITROUS OXIDE ON CLIMATE CHANGE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greenhouse effect -- 3. Climate forcing -- 4. Nitrous oxide emissions -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 2: GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Discovery of N cycle: Historical perspective -- 3. Global N inventory -- 4. N fixation -- 5. Nitrogen cycling -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 3: FORMATION AND RELEASE OF NITROUS OXIDE FROM TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nitrification -- 3. Denitrification -- 4. N2O production by nitrification and denitrification -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 4: NITROUS OXIDE FLUXES MEASUREMENT -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Measurement methods -- 3. Modeling approaches -- 4. Future research priorities -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 5: GLOBAL SOURCES OF NITROUS OXIDE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Natural sources -- 3. Anthropogenic sources -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Researchable issues -- CHAPTER 6: LAND USE AND LAND MANAGEMENT EFFECTS ON NITROUS OXIDE FLUXES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cropland -- 3. Grassland -- 4. Forest -- 5. Factors controlling N2O production from soils -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 7: NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM RICE FIELDS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Survey on Nitrous oxide Emission from Rice Cultivation -- 3. Types of Rice Ecosystems -- 4. Rice Soils -- 5. Mitigation Options for N2O Emissions from Rice fields -- 6. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 8: NITROUS OXIDE SOURCES AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Anthropogenic sources of nitrous oxide -- 3. Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from cropland -- 4. Conclusions -- 5. Research needs -- CHAPTER 9: MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR LIVESTOCK AND PASTURE LANDS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nitrogen input to grazed pasture -- 3. Nitrogen transformations and loss from pasture soils -- 4. Nitrous oxide emissions from livestock management system -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 10: THE ROLE OF FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT IN MITIGATING NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nitrogen use efficiency -- 3. Enhanced efficiency fertilizers -- 4. Precision fertilization -- 5. Conclusions -- CHAPTER 11: CONCLUSION: TOWARDS MANAGING AGRICULTURAL SOILS FOR MITIGATING N2O EMISSIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Mitigation options -- 3. Policy issues on agricultural GHG mitigation -- 4. Research needs -- 5. Recommended practices for reducing N2O emission.
Keywords: Climate change; Agriculture; Physical geography; Environmental sciences; Soil science; Soil conservation; Ecosystems; Climate Change; Agriculture; Earth System Sciences; Environmental Science and Engineering; Soil Science & Conservation; Ecosystems