Terrestrial acidification and ecosystem services: effects of acid rain on bunnies, baseball, and Christmas trees

Ecosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Irvine, Irina C ^a   Greaver, Tara ^b   Phelan, Jennifer ^c   Sabo, Robert D ^d   Houtven, George Van ^c  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Balsam fir; Critical load; Ecosystem services; Ecosystem Services; Forests; Nitrogen; Special Feature: Air Quality; Sulfur; White ash.

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019851991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1857     Document Type: Article

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