Relationship between critical load exceedances and empirical impact indicators at Integrated Monitoring sites across Europe

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 256-265

  Holmberg, M ^a   Vuorenmaa, J ^a   Posch, M ^b   Forsius, M ^a   Lundin, L ^c   Kleemola, S ^a   Augustaitis, A ^d   Beudert, B ^e   De Wit, H A ^f   Dirnbock T ^g   Evans, C D ^h   Frey, J ⁱ   Grandin, U ^c   Indriksone, I ^j   Kram P ^k   Pompei, E ^l   Schulte Bisping, H ^m   Srybny, A ⁿ   Vana M ^o  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^e BAVARIAN FOREST NATIONAL PARK   (Germany)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^g ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^h CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^j State Ltd Latvian Environment   (Latvia)

^k CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^l National Forest Service (Div VI)   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

ⁿ Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve ^*  (Belarus)

^o CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

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Author keywords

Acidification; Eutrophication; Nitrogen deposition; Sulphur deposition

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; CRITICAL LOAD; CRITICAL THRESHOLD; ECOSYSTEM EFFECTS; EMISSION REDUCTION; EMPIRICAL DATA; GOOD CORRELATIONS; IMPACT INDICATORS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED MONITORING; MONITORING SITES; NATURAL ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN LEACHING; RUNOFF WATER; SULPHUR DEPOSITION;

ACIDIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EMISSION CONTROL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEACHING; LOAD TESTING; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

EUTROPHICATION;

ACIDIFICATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NITROGEN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84864035145     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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