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Uptake and fate of gaseous pollutants in leaves
Author(s) -
CAPE J. N.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00170.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , current (fluid) , environmental science , meteorite , pollutant , scale (ratio) , astrobiology , earth science , history , geography , geology , ecology , biology , archaeology , oceanography , cartography
The final paper of the Symposium (delivered by Professor Raven) reviewed the rôle of nitrogen in the development of terrestrial life, and gave a timely reminder of the context of the current debate on the effects of anthropogenic N; current man‐made perturbations of the N cycle are approaching the scale of catastrophic perturbations caused by major meteorite impacts. Faced with such a stark evaluation of the current position one is forced to consider how the scientific community is reacting to the challenge of understanding and predicting the effects of man's activities.