Nitrogen and sulphur deposition and the growth of Sphagnum fuscum in bogs of the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 161-170

  Wieder, R Kelman ^a   Vitt, Dale H ^b   Burke Scoll, Medora ^a   Scott, Kimberli D ^a   House, Melissa ^a   Vile, Melanie A ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Athabasca oil sands region; Bog; Canada; Nitrogen deposition; Peatland; Sphagnum fuscum; Sulphur deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BOG; LAND COVER; MOSS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; OIL SAND; OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEATLAND; SULFUR EMISSION;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; CANADA;

SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM FUSCUM;

EID: 76849097822     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2010.s1.161     Document Type: Article

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