Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis

R Bobbink, K Hicks, J Galloway… - Ecological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is a recognized threat to plant diversity in temperate
and northern parts of Europe and North America. This paper assesses evidence from field …

Resilience to Stress and Disturbance, and Resistance to Bromus tectorum L. Invasion in Cold Desert Shrublands of Western North America

JC Chambers, BA Bradley, CS Brown, C D'Antonio… - Ecosystems, 2014 - Springer
Alien grass invasions in arid and semi-arid ecosystems are resulting in grass–fire cycles and
ecosystem-level transformations that severely diminish ecosystem services. Our capacity to …

Combined effects of nitrogen deposition and water stress on growth and physiological responses of two annual desert plants in northwestern China

X Zhou, Y Zhang, X Ji, A Downing, M Serpe - … and Experimental Botany, 2011 - Elsevier
Two annual desert plants, Malcolmia africana (L.) R. Br.(Brassicaceae) and Bassia
hyssopifolia (Pall.) Kuntz (Chenopodiaceae) were selected to determine the combined …

Nitrogen deposition magnifies the sensitivity of desert steppe plant communities to large changes in precipitation

Q Ma, X Liu, Y Li, L Li, H Yu, M Qi, G Zhou… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Precipitation alteration and nitrogen (N) deposition caused by anthropogenic activities could
profoundly affect the structure and functioning of plant communities in arid ecosystems …

High N, dry: experimental nitrogen deposition exacerbates native shrub loss and nonnative plant invasion during extreme drought

JM Valliere, IC Irvine, L Santiago… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hotter, longer, and more frequent global change‐type drought events may profoundly impact
terrestrial ecosystems by triggering widespread vegetation mortality. However, severe …

Effects of reactive nitrogen deposition on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

Y Gao, N He, X Zhang - Ecological engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Globally, acute increases in anthropogenic emissions of reactive nitrogen (Nr) have led to
change of N process in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem. Although excessive Nr deposition …

Sensitivity of the Colorado Plateau to change: climate, ecosystems, and society

S Schwinning, J Belnap, DR Bowling, JR Ehleringer - Ecology and Society, 2008 - JSTOR
The Colorado Plateau is located in the interior, dry end of two moisture trajectories coming
from opposite directions, which have made this region a target for unusual climate …

[PDF][PDF] 氮沉降对森林生物多样性的影响

鲁显楷, 莫江明, 董少峰 - 生态学报, 2008 - cern.ac.cn
从3 个方面论述了氮沉降对森林生物多样性影响:(1) 森林植物多样性, 包括乔木层植物,
林下层植物和隐花植物;(2) 土壤微生物多样性, 主要是细菌和真菌;(3) 森林动物多样性 …

Ecosystem response to nutrient enrichment across an urban airshed in the Sonoran Desert

SJ Hall, RA Sponseller, NB Grimm… - Ecological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Rates of nitrogen (N) deposition have increased in arid and semiarid ecosystems, but few
studies have examined the impacts of long‐term N enrichment on ecological processes in …

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the northern Chihuahuan desert: temporal trends and potential consequences

S Báez, J Fargione, DI Moore, SL Collins… - Journal of Arid …, 2007 - Elsevier
Rates and impacts of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition are poorly understood in arid land
ecosystems where soils are typically low in plant available N. To address this issue, we …