Terrestrial acidification and ecosystem services: effects of acid rain on bunnies, baseball, and Christmas trees.

ABSTRACT: Often termed "acid rain," combined nitrogen and sulfur deposition can directly and indirectly impact the condition and health of forest ecosystems. Researchers use critical loads (CLs) to describe response thresholds, and recent studies on acid-sensitive biological indicators show that forests continue to be at risk from terrestrial acidification. However, rarely are impacts translated into changes in "ecosystem services" that impact human well-being. Further, the relevance of this research to the general public is seldom communicated in terms that can motivate action to protect valuable resources. To understand how changes in biological indicators affect human well-being, we used the STEPS (Stressor-Ecological Production function-final ecosystem Services) Framework to quantitatively and q

SUBMITTER: Irvine IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8327964 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature