Empirical modeling of atmospheric deposition in mountainous landscapes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1590-1607

  Weathers, Kathleen C ^a   Simkin, Samuel M ^a,b   Lovett, Gary M ^a   Lindberg, Steven E ^c,d  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acadia National Park (USA); Atmospheric deposition; Elevation; GIS; Great Smoky Mountain National Park (USA); Hotspots; Landscape features; Model; Nitrogen; Sulfur; Throughfall; Vegetation type

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GIS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POLLUTANT; SULFUR; VEGETATION TYPE;

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747126776     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[1590:EMOADI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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