Grasslands: Ecology, Management and Restoration

0328464 - BC 2010 RIV US eng M - Monography Chapter
Šimek, Miloslav
Chapter 10. Nitrous oxide emissions from grazed grasslands: key sources and abatement strategies (case study - overwintering areas in the Czech Republic, Central Europe).
Grasslands: Ecology, Management and Restoration. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2008, s. 235-250. ISBN 978-1-60692-023-7
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA600660605; GA MŠMT LC06066
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60660521
Keywords : nitrous oxide emissions * grazed grasslands * overwintering areas
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from grazed pasture soils represent a significant source of atmospheric N₂O. Several types of environments or events characterized by potentially high N₂O production and emissions can be distinguished in the livestock farming system. These include camping areas, drinking sites, feedlots, shade areas, footpaths, dung and urine patches. Here we propose overwintering areas, that is pasture sites where cattle is located in high stock densities for relatively long period during winter season as another type of hot spots for N₂O emissions.
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