Response of the nitrogen isotopic composition of tree-rings following tree-clearing and land-use change

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7777-7783

  Bukata, Andrew R ^a   Kyser, T Kurtis ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITRATE LEACHING; RED OAK; TREE-RINGS;

FORESTRY;

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CANADA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST; LAND USE; MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; OAK; POLLUTANT; SOIL ANALYSIS; TREE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITRATES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; ONTARIO; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; QUERCUS; SOIL; TREES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; METEOROLOGY; QUERCUS; SOIL;

HEXAPODA; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 26944460769     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050733p     Document Type: Article

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