Atmospheric nitrogen deposition: Implications for terrestrial ecosystem structure and functioning

Acid in the Environment: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 77-95

  Nadelhoffer, Knute J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-37562-5_5     Document Type: Chapter

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