Nitrogen critical loads and management alternatives for N-impacted ecosystems in California

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2404-2423

  Fenn, M E ^a   Allen, E B ^b   Weiss, S B ^c   Jovan, S ^d   Geiser, L H ^e   Tonnesen, G S ^f   Johnson, R F ^b   Rao, L E ^b   Gimeno, B S ^g   Yuan, F ^h   Meixner, T ⁱ   Bytnerowicz, A ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Creekside Center for Earth Observation   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^f University of California Riverside   (United States)

^g CIEMAT   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution effects; California ecosystems; Chaparral; Coastal sage scrub; Critical loads; Desert; Epiphytic lichens; Eutrophication; Forest; Grassland; Management options; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen response thresholds; Oak woodland; Pinyon juniper

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN; RIVER POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS; CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA ECOSYSTEM; CHAPARRAL; COASTAL SAGE SCRUB; CRITICAL LOAD; DESERT; EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; FOREST; GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN RESPONSE; NITROGEN RESPONSE THRESHOLD; OAK WOODLAND; PINYON-JUNIPE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHAPARRAL; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CRITICAL LOAD; DECIDUOUS TREE; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EPIPHYTE; EUTROPHICATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LICHEN; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SCRUB; SUSTAINABILITY; WOODLAND;

BIOMASS; CONIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM FIRE HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LEACHING; LICHEN; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; REVIEW; SCRUB; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS; POACEAE;

EID: 77956903707     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.034     Document Type: Review

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