Point source Ammonia Emissions are having a Detrimental impact on Prairie Vegetation

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 211, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 435-441

  Stevens, Carly J ^a,b   Tilman, David ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bromus inermis; Nitrogen deposition; Prairie; Soil biogeochemistry; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BROMUS INERMIS; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PRAIRIE; SOIL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; NITROGEN;

SOILS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITRATE; NITROGEN; PH; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PRAIRIE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRAIRIE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNITED STATES;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BROMUS INERMIS;

EID: 77956059419     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0312-5     Document Type: Article

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