Long-term changes in forest growth: Potential effects of nitrogen deposition and acidification

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 197-205

  Nellemann, Christian ^a,c   Thomsen, Mette Goul ^b  

^a Dept of Biol and Nat Conservation ^*  (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acidification; Critical loads; Growth; Magic; Nitrogen; Norway spruce

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

BIOSTRATIFICATION MODEL;

FORESTRY;

NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FOREST DYNAMICS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NITROGEN;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FOREST; HISTORY; NORWAY; TIME;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0035025540     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010318800180     Document Type: Article

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