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Effect of climate change on flux of N and C: air-land-freshwater-marine links: synthesis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18341112     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Projected climate change might increase the deposition of nitrogen by about 10% to seminatural ecosystems in southern Norway. At Storgama, increased precipitation in the growing season increased the fluxes of total organic carbon (TOC) and total organic nitrogen (TON) in proportion to the water flux. In winter, soil temperatures near 0 degrees C, common under a snowpack, induced higher runoff of inorganic nitrogen (N) and lower runoff of TOC. By contrast, soil temperatures below freezing, caused by little snow accumulation (expected in a warmer world), reduced runoff of inorganic N, TON, and TOC. Long-term monitoring data showed that reduced snowpack can cause either decreased or increased N leaching, depending on interactions with N deposition, soil temperature regime, and winter discharge. Seasonal variation in TOC was mainly climatically controlled, whereas deposition of sulfate and nitrate (NO3) explained the long-term TOC increase. Upscaling to the river basin scale showed that the annual flux of NO3 will remain unchanged in response to climate change projections.
Authors:
Arne O Stuanes; Heleen A de Wit; Lars R Hole; Oyvind Kaste; Jan Mulder; Gunnhild Riise; Richard F Wright
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ambio     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0044-7447     ISO Abbreviation:  Ambio     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-17     Completed Date:  2008-06-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0364220     Medline TA:  Ambio     Country:  Sweden    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway. arne.stuanes@umb.no
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Air
Carbon / analysis*
Chemical Precipitation
Climate*
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem*
Fresh Water
Nitrates / analysis
Nitrogen Oxides / analysis*
Norway
Oxides / analysis
Seasons*
Soil
Sulfur
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nitrates; 0/Nitrogen Oxides; 0/Oxides; 0/Soil; 7440-44-0/Carbon; 7704-34-9/Sulfur

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