Air pollution and the changing biogeochemistry of northern forests

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 181-185

  Talhelm, Alan F ^a   Pregitzer, Kurt S ^a   Burton, Andrew J ^b   Zak, Donald R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DECIDUOUS TREE; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOLIAGE; FOREST COVER; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION POLICY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 84860688769     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/110007     Document Type: Article

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