Acidic deposition in the northeastern United States: Sources and inputs, ecosystem effects, and management strategies

BioScience

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 180-198

  Driscoll, Charles T ^a   Lawrence, Gregory B ^b   Bulger, Arthur J ^c   Butler, Thomas J ^d   Cronan, Christopher S ^e   Eagar, Christopher ^f   Lambert, Kathleen F ^g   Likens, Gene E ^j   Stoddard, John L ⁱ   Weathers, Kathleen C ^h  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^g Hubbard Brook Research Foundation   (United States)

^h CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

ⁱ U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^j G Evelyn Hutchinson Chair in Ecol   (United States)

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EID: 0035006513     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0180:ADITNU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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