Ecological effects of nitrogen deposition in the western United States

BioScience

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 404-420

  Fenn, Mark E ^a   Baron, Jill S ^b   Allen, Edith B ^c   Rueth, Heather M ^d   Nydick, Koren R ^e   Geiser, Linda ^f   Bowman, William D ^g   Sickman, James O ^h,i   Meixner, Thomas ^c   Johnson, Dale W ^j   Neitlich, Peter ^k  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^k Western Arctic National Parklands   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biotic communities; Eutrophication; Lichens; Nitrogen saturation; Streamwater nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037387893     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2003)053[0404:EEONDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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