Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus fluxes in household ecosystems in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, urban region

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 619-639

  Fissore, C ^a   Baker, L A ^a   Hobbie, S E ^a   King, J Y ^b   McFadden, J P ^b   Nelson, K C ^a   Jakobsdottir, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Element budgets; Households; Macroelement fluxes; Minneapolis Saint Paul; Minnesota (USA); Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Twin Cities Household Ecosystem Project; Urban ecosystems

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; DEMOGRAPHY; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY SIZE; HOUSING; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CARBON; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; URBAN POPULATION;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955502235     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0386.1     Document Type: Article

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