Nitrogen Cycling in the Americas: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences and Controls

by Luiz A. Martinelli

Book Overview

The rate of creation of reactive nitrogen (NR) on the earth has dramatically increased in the last half century mainly due to the production of N-fertilizer through the Haber-Bosch process, fossil fuel combustion, and the cultivation of plants that fix N from the atmosphere. The anthropogenic production of NR has been especially high in developed countries of the temperate zone, such as the USA and Canada, where severe eutrophication of estuaries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048171784
• ISBN13: 9789048171781
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"