Ecological risks in anthropogenic disturbance of nitrogen cycles in natural terrestrial ecosystems

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 955-964

  Fujimaki, Reiji ^a   Sakai, Akiko ^a   Kaneko, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Forest ecosystem; Nitrogen saturation; Reactive nitrogen (Nr); Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXTINCTION RISK; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RARE SPECIES; RIPARIAN ZONE; TRANSLOCATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 77951090462     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0578-x     Document Type: Article

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