Coupled human and natural systems

J Liu, T Dietz, SR Carpenter, C Folke, M Alberti… - AMBIO: a journal of the …, 2007‏ - BioOne
Humans have continuously interacted with natural systems, resulting in the formation and
development of coupled human and natural systems (CHANS). Recent studies reveal the …

Landscape ecology: what is the state of the science?

MG Turner - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2005‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Landscape ecology focuses on the reciprocal interactions between spatial pattern
and ecological processes, and it is well integrated with ecology. The field has grown rapidly …

Nitrogen mineralization: challenges of a changing paradigm

JP Schimel, J Bennett - Ecology, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Until recently, the common view of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle had been driven by two core
assumptions—plants use only inorganic N and they compete poorly against soil microbes …

The importance of land-use legacies to ecology and conservation

D Foster, F Swanson, J Aber, I Burke, N Brokaw… - …, 2003‏ - academic.oup.com
Recognition of the importance of land-use history and its legacies in most ecological
systems has been a major factor driving the recent focus on human activity as a legitimate …

Harvest impacts on soil carbon storage in temperate forests

LE Nave, ED Vance, CW Swanston… - Forest Ecology and …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Forest soil carbon (C) storage is a significant component of the global C cycle, and is
important for sustaining forest productivity. Although forest management may have …

The globalization of nitrogen deposition: consequences for terrestrial ecosystems

P Matson, KA Lohse, SJ Hall - Ambio, 2002‏ - JSTOR
The sources and distribution of anthropogenic nitrogen (N), including N fertilization and N
fixed during fossil-fuel combustion, are rapidly becoming globally distributed. Responses of …

Tree species is the major factor explaining C: N ratios in European forest soils

N Cools, L Vesterdal, B De Vos, E Vanguelova… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The C: N ratio is considered as an indicator of nitrate leaching in response to high
atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition. However, the C: N ratio is influenced by a multitude of …

Is nitrogen deposition altering the nitrogen status of northeastern forests?

JD Aber, CL Goodale, SV Ollinger, ML Smith… - …, 2003‏ - academic.oup.com
Concern is resurfacing in the United States over the long-term effects of excess nitrogen (N)
deposition and mobility in the environment. We present here a new synthesis of existing …

The effect of harvest on forest soil carbon: A meta-analysis

J James, R Harrison - Forests, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
Forest soils represent a substantial portion of the terrestrial carbon (C) pool, and changes to
soil C cycling are globally significant not only for C sequestration but also for sustaining …

Relative dominance of hydrologic versus biogeochemical factors on solute export across impact gradients

SE Thompson, NB Basu, J Lascurain Jr… - Water resources …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Many processes lead to variability of catchment concentration‐discharge relationships, but
exports of geogenic (weathering derived) solutes and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus …