Ecological effects of atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition on semi-natural terrestrial ecosystems

New Phytologist

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-134

  Lee, J A ^a   Caporn, S J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem change; Frost tolerance; Grasslands; Heathlands; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen mineralization; Soil microbiology

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE DEPOSITION; GRASSLAND; HEATHLAND; NITROGEN;

UK;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 0031799999     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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