Science news articles about 'nitrogen loss'

... climate gets warmer, arid soils lose nitrogen as gas, reports a new Cornell study. ... processes (abiotic) play a bigger role in nitrogen losses. They used instruments sensitive enough to measure levels ...

... is retained by the plant. Leaf loss therefore also means considerable nitrogen loss for the plant. Animal species that live amongst the seagrass can influence the export and dynamics of seagrass ...

... . So why would atmospheric nitrogen deposition lead to increased losses of nitrogen from some forests and not from others? A study funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of ...

... in this region demonstrates how some forested watersheds are more capable than others in absorbing nitrogen. While nitrogen is an important nutrient for plant growth, excess levels are capable of ...

... , the distributing the fertiliser dosage in three stages (instead of two) not only enables the attenuation of nitrogen losses by filtering to subterranean waterbeds and emission of gas, but also the ...

... about modifying food production practices if real and ecologically significant reductions in nitrogen loss to waters are to be achieved." According to Vitousek, it is important in the long run ...