Increased microbial uptake and plant nitrogen availability in response to simulated nitrogen deposition in alpine meadows

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 336; pp. 68 - 80
• Main Authors: Simpson, A.C., Zabowski, D., Rochefort, R.M., Edmonds, R.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.02.2019
• Subjects: Alpine; Biogeochemistry; Critical N loads; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen deposition; Soil; Biogeochemistry; Nitrogen cycle; OLYM; MORA; PNW; Soil; Alpine; NOCA; Nitrogen deposition; Critical N loads; Microbial biomass

As global industry and intensive agriculture increase in response to an expanding human population, oligotrophic ecosystems such as alpine and subalpine habitats are increasingly vulnerable to transported atmospheric nitrogen (N) pollution. Even at low levels, N deposition can alter soil chemistry v...