An unexpected nitrate decline in New Hampshire streams

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-86

  Goodale, Christine L ^a,c   Aber, John D ^a   Vitousek, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Biogeochemical theory; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen saturation; Nutrient retention; Old growth forests; Succession

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STREAM; SUCCESSION;

UNITED STATES;

INSECTA;

EID: 0037220761     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0219-0     Document Type: Article

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