The effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity

Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity: Proceedings of the International Nitrogen Initiative Workshop, Linking Experts of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Convention on Biological Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 465-480

  Baron, Jill S ^a   Barber, Mary ^b   Adams, Mark ^c   Agboola, Julius I ^d   Allen, Edith B ^e   Bealey, William J ^f   Bobbink, Roland ^g   Bobrovsky, Maxim V ^h   Bowman, William D ⁱ   Branquinho, Cristina ^j   Bustamente, Mercedes M C ^k   Clark, Christopher M ^l   Cocking, Edward C ^m   Cruz, Cristina ^j   Davidson, Eric ⁿ   Denmead, O Tom ^o,p   Dias, Teresa ^j   Dise, Nancy B ^q   Feest, Alan ^r   Galloway, James N ^s   Geiser, Linda H ^t   Gilliam, Frank S ^u   Harrison, Ian J ^v   Khanina, Larisa G ^w   Lu, Xiankai ^x   Manrique, Esteban ^y,z   Ochoa Hueso, Raúl ^y,z   Ometto, Jean P H B ^aa   Payne, Richard ^q   Scheuschner, Thomas ^ab   Sheppard, Lucy J ^f   Simpson, Gavin L ^ac   Singh, Y V ^ad   Stevens, Carly J ^ae,af   Strachan, Ian ^ag   Sverdrup, Harald ^ah   Tokuchi, Naoko ^ai   Van Dobben, Hans ^aj   Woodin, Sarah ^ak   more..

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^h INSTITUTE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^l Global Change Research Program Environmental Protection Agency   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^o CSIRO   (Australia)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^q MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^r UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^t USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^u MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^v Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^w INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^x SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^y INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES   (Spain)

^z MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^aa INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^ab OEKO DATA   (Germany)

^ac UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^ad INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^ae OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^af LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^ag SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^ah LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ai KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^aj WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Fauna; Flora; Nitrogen effects; Policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; DEPOSITION RATES; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; LAND USE; NITROGEN; PUBLIC POLICY; TROPICS; VEGETATION; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; FAUNA; FLORA; FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY; NITROGEN EFFECTS; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; VEGETATION COMPOSITION;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84948105247     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7939-6_49     Document Type: Chapter

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