Carbon and nitrogen cycling in snow‐covered environments

PD Brooks, P Grogan, PH Templer… - Geography …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The last two decades have seen significant advances in understanding the cycling of carbon
and nutrients in ecosystems characterized by seasonal snow cover. This paper reviews and …

A review of the impact of climate change on future nitrate concentrations in groundwater of the UK

ME Stuart, DC Gooddy, JP Bloomfield… - Science of the Total …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the potential impacts of climate change on nitrate concentrations in
groundwater of the UK using a Source–Pathway–Receptor framework. Changes in …

Do freeze‐thaw events enhance C and N losses from soils of different ecosystems? A review

E Matzner, W Borken - European Journal of Soil Science, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Freezing and thawing of soils may affect the turnover of soil organic matter and thus the
losses of C and N from soils. Here we review the literature with special focus on:(i) the …

Increased nitrogen leaching following soil freezing is due to decreased root uptake in a northern hardwood forest

JL Campbell, AM Socci, PH Templer - Global Change Biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The depth and duration of snow pack is declining in the northeastern United States as a
result of warming air temperatures. Since snow insulates soil, a decreased snow pack can …

Nitrate losses from forest during snowmelt: an underestimated source in mid-high latitude watershed

X Cui, W Ouyang, L Liu, Z Guo, W Zhu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The forest nitrate cycle is a crucial part of the watershed nitrate load but has received limited
attention compared to that of agricultural and residential land. Here, we analyzed the status …

Drought turns a Central European Norway spruce forest soil from an N2O source to a transient N2O sink

SD Goldberg, G Gebauer - Global Change Biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Based on current climate scenarios, a higher frequency of summer drought periods followed
by heavy rainfall events is predicted for Central Europe. It is expected that drying/rewetting …

Effects of snow cover-induced microclimate warming on soil physicochemical and biotic properties

Z Zhao, P De Frenne, J Peñuelas, K Van Meerbeek… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuing warming of the climate system is reducing snow cover depth and duration
worldwide. Changes in snow cover can significantly affect the soil microclimate and the …

Repeated freeze–thaw events affect leaching losses of nitrogen and dissolved organic matter in a forest soil

K Hentschel, W Borken… - Journal of Plant Nutrition …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Freezing and thawing may substantially influence the rates of C and N cycling in soils, and
soil frost was proposed to induce NO _3^- losses with seepage from forest ecosystems …

Currents status, challenges, and future directions in identifying critical source areas for non-point source pollution in Canadian conditions

RP Rudra, BA Mekonnen, R Shukla, NK Shrestha… - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
Non-point source (NPS) pollution is an important problem that has been threatening
freshwater resources throughout the world. Best Management Practices (BMPs) can reduce …

Snow removal and its influence on temperature and N dynamics in alpine soils (Vallee d'Aoste, northwest Italy)

M Freppaz, L Celi, M Marchelli… - Journal of Plant Nutrition …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of a lack of snow cover in winter was investigated in two soils, beneath larch and
meadow, in NW Italy (Vallée d'Aoste Region). During the late 1980s and early 1990s and …