Interactive effects of N deposition, land management and weather patterns on soil solution chemistry in a Scottish alpine heath

Ecosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 696-711

  Helliwell, R C ^a   Britton, A J ^a   Gibbs, S ^a   Fisher, J M ^a   Potts, J M ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Alpine heathland; Land management; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen deposition; Soil solution; Weather patterns

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BURNING; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GRAZING; HEATHLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEACHING; NITROGEN; PH; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CALLUNA;

EID: 77954951629     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-010-9348-z     Document Type: Article

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