Nitrogen and carbon export from urban areas through removal and export of litterfall

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 197, Issue , 2015, Pages 256-261

  Templer, Pamela H ^a   Toll, Jonathan W ^a   Hutyra, Lucy R ^b   Raciti, Steve M ^b,c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem model; Litter removal; Nutrient sources and sinks; Urban nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HOUSING; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; NUTRIENT SOURCES; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

NUTRIENTS;

CARBON; NITROGEN; FERTILIZER;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LEAF LITTER; LITTER FALL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLANT LEAF;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; CARBON; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84922566688     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.11.016     Document Type: Article

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