Effects of increased deposition of atmospheric nitrogen on an upland moor: Leaching of N species and soil solution chemistry

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-40

  Pilkington, M G ^a   Caporn, S J M ^a   Carroll, J A ^a   Cresswell, N ^a   Lee, J A ^b   Ashenden, T W ^c   Brittain, S A ^c   Reynolds, B ^c   Emmett, B A ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Mor humus; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen saturation; Upland moor

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; NITROGEN; POSITIVE IONS;

ACIDIFICATION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CALCIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; NITROGEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LEACHING; MOORLAND; NITROGEN; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FOREST; ION TRANSPORT; LEACHING; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 13444311627     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.10.016     Document Type: Article

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