The contribution of nitrogen deposition to the photosynthetic capacity of forests

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-199

  Fleischer, K ^a   Rebel, K T ^b   Van Der Molen, M K ^c   Erisman, J W ^a,d   Wassen, M J ^b   Van Loon, E E ^e   Montagnani, L ^f,k   Gough, C M ^g   Herbst, M ^h   Janssens, I A ⁱ   Gianelle, D ^j   Dolman, A J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^g VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^j RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^k Autonomous Province of Bolzano   (Italy)

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Author keywords

canopy photosynthesis; carbon sequestration; FLUXNET; nitrogen deposition; nitrogen saturation; photosynthetic capacity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CANOPY PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FLUXNET; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN SATURATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY;

FORESTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EDDY COVARIANCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SATURATION; THRESHOLD;

EID: 84881094950     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20026     Document Type: Article

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