Decreased atmospheric nitrogen deposition in eastern North America: Predicted responses of forest ecosystems

Environmental Pollution - Tập 244 - Trang 560-574 - 2019
Frank S. Gilliam1, Douglas A. Burns2, Charles T. Driscoll3, Serita D. Frey4, Gary M. Lovett5, Shaun A. Watmough6
1Department of Biology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514, United States
2U.S. Geological Survey New York Water Science Center, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, United States
3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
4Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
5Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, PO Box AB, Millbrook, NY 12545, United States
6School of the Environment, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada

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