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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Del Grosso, S. Grazing and nitrous oxide. Nature 464, 843–844 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464843a
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