Observation of the nitrogen deposition in the lower Liaohe River Plain, Northeast China and assessing its ecological risk

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 460-468

  Yu, W T ^a   Jiang, C M ^a   Ma, Q ^a   Xu, Y G ^a   Zou, H ^a   Zhang, S C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Critical loads; Ecological disturbance; Lower Liaohe River Plain, Northeast China; N deposition; NH4+ NO3 ratio; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; CRITICAL LOADS; ECOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE; LOWER LIAOHE RIVER PLAIN, NORTHEAST CHINA; N DEPOSITION; NH4+/NO3- RATIO; PRECIPITATION;

ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; NITROGEN; RAIN; RIVERS;

DEPOSITION;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CRITICAL LOAD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

CHINA; LIAOHE RIVER;

EID: 79957960714     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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