Hotbeds of Biogeochemical Diversity: Insights from Urban Long-Term Ecological Research Sites

Authors

Daniel J. Bain, University of Pittsburgh
Rebecca L. Hale, Arizona State University
Wilfred M. Wollheim, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow

Abstract

Over the last two decades, long-term ecological research in the United States has expanded to urban sites. Cities, despite the dominance of built structures, utilize unexpected amounts of human-generated nutrients. Additionally, cities can both intensify and weaken local impacts of processes such as climate. Challenges remain at these sites, as property-scale biogeochemical forcings from individuals and institutions must be accounted for throughout this research. Meeting the challenge is crucial as prediction of biogeochemical processes is fundamental to the development of sustainable strategies for managing human inputs to cities and surrounding areas.

Publication Date

12-1-2012

Publisher

GeoScienceWorld

Journal Title

Elements

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.2113/gselements.8.6.435

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Bain, D.J., Hale, R.L., & Wollheim, W.M. (2012). Hotbeds of Biogeochemical Diversity: Insights from Urban Long-Term Ecological Research Sites, Elements, 8(6), 435-438. doi: 10.2113/gselements.8.6.435