The globalization of N deposition: Ecosystem consequences in tropical environments

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 67-83

  Matson, Pamela A ^a   McDowell, William H ^b   Townsend, Alan R ^c   Vitousek, Peter M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Anthropogenic nitrogen; Cations; Nitrate leaching; Nitric oxide; Nitrous oxide; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Productivity; Tropical ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; GLOBALIZATION; NITROGEN; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032794895     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01007574     Document Type: Article

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