A simple tool for estimating throughfall nitrogen deposition in forests of western North America using lichens

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 306, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Root, Heather T ^a   Geiser, Linda H ^a   Fenn, Mark E ^a   Jovan, Sarah ^b   Hutten, Martin A ^c   Ahuja, Suraj ^d   Dillman, Karen ^e   Schirokauer, David ^f   Berryman, Shanti ^g   McMurray, Jill A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Lassen Volcano National Park   (United States)

^d Regional Fire and Aviation Office   (United States)

^e Tongass National Forest   (United States)

^f Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

^g Integral Ecology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Critical loads; Lichens; Nitrogen deposition; Throughfall

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION IMPACT; AREAS OF CONCERNS; CRITICAL LOAD; LICHENS; MONITORING APPROACH; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; THROUGHFALL;

AIR QUALITY; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FUNGI;

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL LOAD; LICHEN; NITROGEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; THROUGHFALL;

AIR QUALITY; DEPOSITION; FUNGI; LICHENS; LOADS; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84880420150     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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