Monitoring forest condition in Europe: Concentrations of nitrogen and sulphur in bulk deposition and defoliation of main tree species

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-309

  Lorenz, M ^a   Becher, G ^a   Mues, V ^a   Ulrich, E ^b  

^a Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products   (Germany)

^b Office National des Forets   (France)

Author keywords

Deposition; Europe; Forest condition; Nitrogen; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; EUROPE; FOREST CONDITIONS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE;

FORESTRY;

EID: 45849092236     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230701862637     Document Type: Review

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