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How does biochar influence soil N cycle? A meta-analysis

Liu, Qi, Zhang, Yanhui, Liu, Benjuan, Amonette, James E., Lin, Zhibin, Liu, Gang, Ambus, Per, Xie, Zubin·2018·Plant and Soil

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Authors: Liu, Q., Zhang, Y., Liu, B., Amonette, J. E., Lin, Z., Liu, G., Ambus, P., & Xie, Z.
Affiliations: Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author: Ambus, Per
Xie, Zubin
ORCID: Liu, Qi
Zhang, Yanhui
Amonette, James E.
Lin, Zhibin
Liu, Gang
Ambus, Per
Xie, Zubin
Venue: Plant and Soil
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-03-17
Volume: 426
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 211-225
ISSN: 0032-079X (ISSN-L)
1573-5036
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-018-3619-4
OpenAlex: W2793841692
Semantic Scholar: b03fbed0dc6300e71b91316480e1325f71b033c6
Cited by: 375
References: 85
Citations by year: 2026: 44 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 6
FWCI: 2.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Plant and Soil (publishedVersion)
Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Natural Science Foundation of China (NFSC-41171191)
Special Project on Agricultural Science and Technology (201503137)
Special Project on the Basis of National Science and Technology of China: National Survey of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Resources in Paddies of China (2015FY110700)
the Science and Technology Supporting Project of China (2013BAD11B01)
the Science and Technology Supporting Project of Jiangsu Province (BE2013451)
the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation for financial support to Sino-Danish cooperation on biochar as a tool to mitigate climate change (No 1370-00036B)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Agricultural Science and Fertilization
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Keywords: biochar, soil nitrogen cycling, reactive nitrogen, nitrogen fixation, plant nitrogen uptake, nitrous oxide emissions, soil nitrogen leaching, ammonia volatilization, soil buffering capacity, biochar pyrolysis

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