Using Epiphytic Lichens to Monitor Nitrogen Deposition Near Natural Gas Drilling Operations in the Wind River Range, WY, USA

Rapid expansion of natural gas drilling in Sublette County, WY (1999–present), has raised concerns about the potential ecological effects of enhanced atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition to the Wind River Range (WRR) including the Class I Bridger Wilderness. We sampled annual throughfall (TF) N depos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Water, air, and soil pollution air, and soil pollution, 2013-03, Vol.224 (3), p.1-14, Article 1487
Hauptverfasser:	McMurray, Jill A., Roberts, Dave W., Fenn, Mark E., Geiser, Linda H., Jovan, Sarah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air pollution Analysis methods Applied sciences Atmospheric pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Drilling Drilling and boring Earth and Environmental Science Ecological effects Ecosystems Environment Environmental impact Environmental monitoring Eutrophication Exact sciences and technology Hydrogeology Letharia vulpina Lichens Natural gas Natural gas exploration Nitrates Nitrogen Nitrogen dioxide Pollutants Pollution Precipitation River ecology Rivers Soil Science & Conservation Statistical analysis Studies Thalli Throughfall Toy industry Trends Usnea lapponica Water Quality/Water Pollution Wilderness Wind
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Zusammenfassung:	Rapid expansion of natural gas drilling in Sublette County, WY (1999–present), has raised concerns about the potential ecological effects of enhanced atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition to the Wind River Range (WRR) including the Class I Bridger Wilderness. We sampled annual throughfall (TF) N deposition and lichen thalli N concentrations under forest canopies in four different drainages of the WRR. Measurements of TF N deposition and N concentrations in lichen thalli were highest at plots closest to drilling operations (
ISSN:	0049-6979 1573-2932
DOI:	10.1007/s11270-013-1487-3