NITROGEN EXCESS IN NORTH AMERICAN ECOSYSTEMS: PREDISPOSING FACTORS, ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES, AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

E. Fenn, Mark; A. Poth, Mark; D. Aber, John; S. Baron, Jill; T. Bormann, Bernard; W. Johnson, Dale; Dennis Lemly, A.; G. McNulty, Steven; F. Ryan, Douglas; Stottlemyer, Robert

doi:10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0706:neinae]2.0.co;2

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NITROGEN EXCESS IN NORTH AMERICAN ECOSYSTEMS: PREDISPOSING FACTORS, ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES, AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Published in Ecological Applications • Aug 1, 1998

Authors:

Mark E. Fenn

Mark A. Poth

John D. Aber

Abstract

Most forests in North America remain nitrogen limited, although recent studies have identified forested areas that exhibit symptoms of N excess, analogous to overfertilization of arable land. Nitrogen excess in watersheds is detrimental because of disruptions in plant/soil nutrient relations, increa...

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Environmental science

Ecosystem

Eutrophication

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