Sulfur in the EnvironmentPresents the latest research on sulfur in temperate agricultural and forest ecosystems-integrating experimental findings with models of spatial scales from the cellular to the landscape level. Provides a general overview of sulfur in terrestrial ecosystems. |
Contents
Sulfur Dynamics in Cultivated Temperate Agroecosystems | 11 |
Dynamics of Sulfur Transformations in Grazed Pastures | 45 |
Sulfur Fertilizers for Grazed Pasture Systems | 95 |
Modeling the Rate of Elemental Sulfur Oxidation in Soils | 135 |
Role and Effect of Sulfur in Tree Biology | 173 |
Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Changing Sulfur Inputs | 219 |
Common terms and phrases
accumulation acid rain acidic deposition acidification adsorption Agriculture Agron animal application atmospheric Aust Australia base cation Biochem biomass carbon cells CO₂ conifer critical loads crops decrease deficiency effects elemental sulphur emission Environ Equation factors fertilizer foliar forest ecosystems forest soils fractions Freney G. J. Blair grazed pastures growth immobilization increase inorganic inputs Johnson kg S ha¹ Lambert leaching losses leaf levels M. A. Tabatabai Massey University mineralization moisture N. Z. J. Agric needles nitrogen Norway spruce nutrient nutrition oxidation rate Palmerston North phosphate phosphorus photosynthesis plant pollutants precipitation Proc production rainfall rate constant red spruce reduced Rennenberg requirements residues response roots soil acidification Soil Biol soil organic matter Soil Sci soil solution species stomatal stomatal conductance studies sulfate sulfate adsorption sulfate-S sulfur sulfur cycle sulfur dioxide sulphate sulphur Sulphur cycling superphosphate surface temperature thiobacilli trees uptake xylem Zealand