Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to global forests: Status, impacts and management options
| Authors: | Enzai Du, Mark E. Fenn, Wim De Vries, Yong Sik. Ok |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Type: | Scientific Journal |
| Station: | Pacific Southwest Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.014 |
| Source: | Environmental Pollution. 250: 1044-1048 |
Abstract
This is the Preface paper for a special issue of Environmental Pollution that includes ten papers that synthesize cutting-edge studies on: 1) the characteristics of N deposition to global forests, 2) the impacts of N deposition on forest structure and function, 3) the responses of forest ecosystems to regional trends of N deposition and 4) the management options to mitigate negative impacts of N deposition in forest ecosystems. Among the ten papers were reviews on the influence of chronic N deposition on: the structure and function of forest mycorrhizal communities; understory plant community responses; trends in N deposition in key regions and how forests are responding to these temporal trends; ecosystem management strategies for forests in the face of chronic N deposition; and N-induced net primary production and C sequestration in global forests.