Climate-induced changes in high elevation stream nitrate dynamics

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1777-1789

  Baron, Jill S ^a,b   Schmidt, Travis M ^a,c   Hartman, Melannie D ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Climate change; Loch Vale; Microbial activity; Nitrogen; Rock glaciers; Rocky Mountain National Park; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLOBAL WARMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ROCK GLACIER; STREAM; WEATHERING;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; LOCH VALE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66749120657     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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