Effects of prescribed fires on soil properties: A review

M Alcañiz, L Outeiro, M Francos, X Úbeda - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soils constitute one of the most valuable resources on earth, especially because soil is
renewable on human time scales. During the 20th century, a period marked by a …

The molecular processes of urea hydrolysis in relation to ammonia emissions from agriculture

JJ Sigurdarson, S Svane, H Karring - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2018 - Springer
Ammonia emissions from the agricultural sector give rise to numerous environmental and
societal concerns and represent an economic challenge in crop farming, causing a loss of …

Old-growth forest carbon sinks overestimated

P Gundersen, EE Thybring, T Nord-Larsen, L Vesterdal… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Luyssaert et al. 1 reported that unmanaged, old-growth forests continue to sequester
atmospheric carbon (C) at a rate of 2.4±0.8 Mg C ha–1 yr–1 for stand ages exceeding 200 …

Ammonia in the atmosphere: a review on emission sources, atmospheric chemistry and deposition on terrestrial bodies

SN Behera, M Sharma, VP Aneja… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Gaseous ammonia (NH 3) is the most abundant alkaline gas in the atmosphere. In addition,
it is a major component of total reactive nitrogen. The largest source of NH 3 emissions is …

Anthropogenic global shifts in biospheric N and P concentrations and ratios and their impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem productivity, food security, and human health

J Penuelas, IA Janssens, P Ciais… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of carbon (C) from high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and
anthropogenic release of nitrogen (N) is increasing, but these increases are not paralleled …

Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate

LJ Tranvik, JA Downing, JB Cotner… - Limnology and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We explore the role of lakes in carbon cycling and global climate, examine the mechanisms
influencing carbon pools and transformations in lakes, and discuss how the metabolism of …

Nitrogen cycles: past, present, and future

JN Galloway, FJ Dentener, DG Capone, EW Boyer… - Biogeochemistry, 2004 - Springer
This paper contrasts the natural and anthropogenic controls on the conversion of unreactive
N 2 to more reactive forms of nitrogen (Nr). A variety of data sets are used to construct global …

Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology

FS Chapin, PA Matson, HA Mooney, PM Vitousek - 2002 - Springer
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Ozone effects on plants in natural ecosystems

NE Grulke, RL Heath - Plant Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tropospheric ozone (O3) is an important stressor in natural ecosystems, with well‐
documented impacts on soils, biota and ecological processes. The effects of O3 on …

N: P ratios in terrestrial plants: variation and functional significance

S Güsewell - New phytologist, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability limit plant growth in most terrestrial ecosystems.
This review examines how variation in the relative availability of N and P, as reflected by N …