Nitrogen biogeochemistry in the Adirondack Mountains of New York: Hardwood ecosystems and associated surface waters

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 355-364

  Mitchell, Myron J ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Inamdar, Shreeram ^c   McGee, Greg G ^a   Mbila, Monday O ^d   Raynal, Dudley J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic deposition; Forests; Hydrology; Water quality; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HARDWOODS; HYDROLOGY; NITRIFICATION;

NITROGEN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

NITROGEN;

NITROGEN;

ACID DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED; WETLAND;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SIMULATION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HARDWOODS; HYDROLOGY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ALNUS; ARBUTUS;

EID: 12244277452     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(03)00026-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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