Testing the feasibility of using the ForSAFE-VEG model to map the critical load of nitrogen to protect plant biodiversity in the rocky mountains region, USA

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 371-387

  Sverdrup, Harald ^a   McDonnell, Todd C ^b   Sullivan, Timothy J ^b   Nihlgård, Bengt ^a   Belyazid, Salim ^a   Rihm, Beat ^c   Porter, Ellen ^d   Bowman, William D ^e   Geiser, Linda ^f  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b E and S Environmental Chemistry Inc   (United States)

^c Meteotest AG   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Climate; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE MODELS; EUTROPHICATION; LOAD TESTING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; VEGETATION;

ALPINE; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; CLIMATE; GROUND VEGETATION; MODEL APPLICATION; MODEL SIMULATION; PLANT NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SITE-SPECIFIC PARAMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CRITICAL LOAD; EUTROPHICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS MODEL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856521838     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-011-0865-y     Document Type: Article

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