Effects of air pollutants from wildfires on downwind ecosystems: observations, knowledge gaps, and questions for assessing risk

MJ Paul, SD LeDuc, K Boaggio… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wildfires have increased in frequency and area burned, trends expected to continue with
climate change. Among other effects, fires release pollutants into the atmosphere …

A review of measurements of air-surface exchange of reactive nitrogen in natural ecosystems across North America

JT Walker, G Beachley, L Zhang, KB Benedict… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the state of the science of measurements of dry deposition of
reactive nitrogen (Nr) compounds in North America, beginning with current understanding of …

Potential vulnerability of 348 herbaceous species to atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and sulfur in the United States

CM Clark, SM Simkin, EB Allen, WD Bowman, J Belnap… - Nature Plants, 2019 - nature.com
Atmospheric nitrogen and sulfur pollution increased over much of the United States during
the twentieth century from fossil fuel combustion and industrial agriculture. Despite recent …

Climate change could negate US forest ecosystem service benefits gained through reductions in nitrogen and sulfur deposition

JN Phelan, G Van Houtven, CM Clark, J Buckley… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Climate change and atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) impact the health
and productivity of forests. Here, we explored the potential impacts of these environmental …

Investigating ammonia emissions in a coastal urban airshed using stable isotope techniques

AH Berner, JD Felix - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Increases in reactive nitrogen (N) production and consumption have caused ammonia (NH
3) emissions to the atmosphere to increase up to five times since the industrial revolution …

Growth and survival relationships of 71 tree species with nitrogen and sulfur deposition across the conterminous US

KJ Horn, RQ Thomas, CM Clark, LH Pardo, ME Fenn… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) influences forest demographics and carbon (C)
uptake through multiple mechanisms that vary among tree species. Prior studies have …

Sensitive tree species remain at risk despite improved air quality benefits to US forests

JG Coughlin, CM Clark, LH Pardo, RD Sabo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) deposition can significantly affect forest biodiversity
and production by altering the growth and survival of trees. Three decades of air quality …

Lichen-based critical loads for deposition of nitrogen and sulfur in US forests

LH Geiser, H Root, RJ Smith, SE Jovan, L St Clair… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Critical loads are thresholds of atmospheric deposition below which harmful ecological
effects do not occur. Because lichens are sensitive to atmospheric deposition, lichen-based …

Long-term variability in base cation, sulfur and nitrogen deposition and critical load exceedance of terrestrial ecosystems in China

W Zhao, Y Zhao, M Ma, M Chang, L Duan - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid development of China's industrial economy and implementation of air pollution
controls have led to great changes in sulfur (S), nitrogen (N) and base cation (BC) …

Ambient nitrogen deposition drives plant‐diversity decline by nitrogen accumulation in a closed grassland ecosystem

P Lu, T Hao, X Li, H Wang, X Zhai… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition, climatic variables and anthropogenic management
affect grassland‐ecosystem stability by driving changes in plant community and loss of plant …