Effects of chronic ammonium sulfate treatment on the forest at the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 171, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 129-147

  Elvir, Jose Alexander ^d   Wiersma, G Bruce ^a   Bethers, Suzanne ^b   Kenlan, Peter ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Maine Island Trail Association   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Acidic deposition; Basal area growth; Foliar nutrients; Forest structure; Gas exchange; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DEPOSITION; BASAL AREA GROWTH; FOLIAR NUTRIENTS; FOREST STRUCTURE; GAS EXCHANGE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; NUTRIENTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ACID DEPOSITION; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BASAL AREA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GAS EXCHANGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST STRUCTURE; GAS EXCHANGE; MORTALITY; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT GROWTH; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPRUCE; SUGAR MAPLE TREE; SULFUR DEPOSITION; TREE; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MAINE; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SULFUR; TREES; WATER;

ACER SACCHARUM; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BASAL AREA; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTS; MAINE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENTS; SUGAR; WATER SHEDS;

BEAR BROOK; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 78149413358     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1523-3     Document Type: Article

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