@mastersthesis {48860,
	title = {Nitrogen and sulphur input and accumulation in continental ombrotrophic peatland ecosystems in Alberta, Canada},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {100},
	address = {Villanova University},
	abstract = {Models predict increases in N and S deposition in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of Alberta that often exceed critical load values for sensitive ecosystems. I used 10 bog sites within a modeled deposition gradient to assess current SO42- , NO3- , and NH 4+ deposition rates compared to historical N and S accumulations. There were no spatial patterns in NO3- , NH 4+ , total inorganic N, and SO42- deposition rates, and deposition from all sites were low and not above predicted background levels. There were also no spatial patterns in C, N, and S accumulation data. An interesting pattern persisted across all sites: data showed substantially more peat N accumulation than can be accounted for through atmospheric deposition alone. I examined whether biological N2 fixation could be an additional source and found evidence of nitrogenase activity in all bryophyte communities sampled. This phenomenon may represent a previously underestimated source of N to boreal bogs.},
	keywords = {nutrient cycles},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/193991476},
	author = {Burke-Scholl, Medora J.}
}
