Impacts of nitrogen and sulphur deposition on forest ecosystem services in Canada

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-115

  Aherne, Julian ^a   Posch, Maximilian ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EMISSION CONTROL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH RISK; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STABILIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SULFUR;

CANADA;

EID: 84875533305     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.02.005     Document Type: Review

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