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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, increased soil acidification and aluminum mobility, increased emissions of nitrogenous greenhouse gases from soil, reduced methane consumption in soil, decreased water quality, toxic effects on fresh-water biota, and eutrophication of coastal marine waters. Elevated nitrate (NO- 3) loss to groundwater or surface waters is the primary symptom of N excess. Additional symptoms include increasing N concentrations and higher N:nutrient...
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Tags: Ecological Applications,
Ecological Society of America,
atmospheric nitrogen deposition,
eutrophication,
forest ecosystems,
Using an estimated background nitrogen (N) deposition value of 0.5 kg N-ha-^yr"1 in 1900, and a 19-year record of measured values from Loch Vale (Colorado, USA; NADP site CO98), I reconstructedan N-deposition history using exponential equations thatcorrelatedwellwithEPA-reportedNO*emissionsfromColoradoandfromthesumof emissions of 11 western states. The mean wet N-deposition values for the period 1950-1964 was -1.5 kg Nha'^yr"1, corresponding to the reported time of alteration of diatom assemblages attributed to N deposition in alpine lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park (USA). This value becomes the critical load defining the threshold for ecological change from eutrophication. Thus if an N-deposition threshold...
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Tags: Colorado,
Ecological Applications,
Loch Vale,
Rocky Mountain National Park,
USA,
These data were compiled to understand the responses of dryland ecosystem properties to long-term simulated atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Objective(s) of our study were to uncover any changes in soil biogeochemistry and ecosystem properties to long-term nitrogen amendments. These data represent ecosystem property data compiled over the nine-year history of a nitrogen deposition simulation experiment. These data were collected from three sites representing a gradient of soil texture in Arches National Park. Data collection began in 2013 and continued through 2019, though metrics were collected at a range of intervals within that timeframe. These data were collected by U.S. Geological Survey field technicians using...
The Rocky Mountains of Colorado and southern Wyoming receive atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition that ranges from 2 to 7 kg ha?1 yr?1, and some previous research indicates pronounced ecosystem effects at the highest rates of deposition. This paper provides a critical review of previously published studies on the effects of atmospheric N deposition in the region. Plant community changes have been demonstrated through N fertilization studies, however, N limitation is still widely reported in alpine tundra and subalpine forests of the Front Range, and sensitivity to changes in snow cover alone indicate the importance of climate sensitivity in these ecosystems. Retention of N in atmospheric wet deposition is <50% in...
Categories: Publication;
Types: Citation,
Journal Citation;
Tags: Colorado,
Environmental Pollution,
Rocky Mountains,
atmospheric nitrogen deposition,
lake chemistry,
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