Atmospheric nitrogen inputs and losses along an urbanization gradient from Boston to Harvard Forest, MA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 229-245

  Rao, Preeti ^b   Hutyra, Lucy R ^b   Raciti, Steve M ^b   Templer, Pamela H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric inputs; Leaching; Nitrogen deposition; Nitrogen saturation; Stable isotopes; Urbanization gradient

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

BOSTON; HARVARD FOREST; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907547763     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9861-1     Document Type: Article

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