Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in world biodiversity hotspots: The need for a greater global perspective in assessing N deposition impacts

Global Change Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 470-476

  Phoenix, Gareth K ^a   Hicks, W Kevin ^b   Cinderby, Steve ^b   Kuylenstierna, Johan C I ^b   Stock, William D ^c,d   Dentener, Frank J ^e   Giller, Ken E ^f   Austin, Amy T ^g   Lefroy, Rod D B ^h   Gimeno, Ben S ⁱ   Ashmore, Mike R ^b   Ineson, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^f WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^h Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical   (Laos)

ⁱ CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endemics; Nitrogen deposition; Plant diversity; Pollution; Species loss

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODIVERSITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

EID: 33645013961     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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