Metrics for evaluating the ecological benefits of decreased nitrogen deposition

Biological Conservation

Volumn 212, Issue , 2017, Pages 454-463

  Rowe, E C ^a   Jones, L ^a   Dise, N B ^a   Evans, C D ^a   Mills, G ^a   Hall, J ^a   Stevens, C J ^b   Mitchell, R J ^c   Field, C ^d   Caporn, S J M ^d   Helliwell, R C ^c   Britton, A J ^c   Sutton, M A ^a   Payne, R J ^e   Vieno, M ^a   Dore, A J ^a   Emmett, B A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Global change; Nitrate; Nutrient; Recovery

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INDEX METHOD; NATURE CONSERVATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 85007331540     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.11.022     Document Type: Article

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