Key ecological responses to nitrogen are altered by climate change

T. L. Greaver (), C. M. Clark, J. E. Compton, D. Vallano, A. F. Talhelm, C. P. Weaver, L. E. Band, J. S. Baron, E. A. Davidson, C. L. Tague, E. Felker-Quinn, J. A. Lynch, J. D. Herrick, Lancui Liu, C. L. Goodale, K. J. Novak and R. A. Haeuber
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T. L. Greaver: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
C. M. Clark: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
J. E. Compton: US Environmental Protection Agency
D. Vallano: Air Quality Analysis Office (AQAO), US Environmental Protection Agency
A. F. Talhelm: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
C. P. Weaver: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
L. E. Band: Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
J. S. Baron: US Geological Survey, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University
E. A. Davidson: Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
C. L. Tague: Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California
E. Felker-Quinn: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
J. A. Lynch: US Environmental Protection Agency
J. D. Herrick: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
C. L. Goodale: Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
K. J. Novak: National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency
R. A. Haeuber: US Environmental Protection Agency

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 9, 836-843

Abstract: Abstract Climate change and anthropogenic nitrogen deposition are both important ecological threats. Evaluating their cumulative effects provides a more holistic view of ecosystem vulnerability to human activities, which would better inform policy decisions aimed to protect the sustainability of ecosystems. Our knowledge of the cumulative effects of these stressors is growing, but we lack an integrated understanding. In this Review, we describe how climate change alters key processes in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems related to nitrogen cycling and availability, and the response of ecosystems to nitrogen addition in terms of carbon cycling, acidification and biodiversity.

Date: 2016
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