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Some thoughts on the biogeochemical cycling of potassium in terrestrial ecosystems by Schlesinger, William H.

“…Potassium presents a conundrum for biogeochemists. Potassium is cycled wastefully at the plant level, but it appears to be conserved in the nutrient budgets of…”
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On the fate of anthropogenic nitrogen by Schlesinger, William H

“…This article provides a synthesis of literature values to trace the fate of 150 Tg/yr anthropogenic nitrogen applied by humans to the Earth's land surface…”
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An evaluation of abiotic carbon sinks in deserts by Schlesinger, William H.

“…Recent field studies have reported anomalous CO2 uptake using eddy‐covariance techniques in arid and semiarid ecosystems. The rates of CO2 uptake are…”
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Significant accumulation of nitrate in Chinese semi-humid croplands by Zhou, Junyu, Gu, Baojing, Schlesinger, William H., Ju, Xiaotang

“…Soil nitrate is important for crop growth, but it can also leach to groundwater causing nitrate contamination, a threat to human health. Here, we report a…”
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Natural climate solutions by Griscom, Bronson W., Adams, Justin, Ellis, Peter W., Houghton, Richard A., Lomax, Guy, Miteva, Daniela A., Schlesinger, William H., Shoch, David, Siikamäki, Juha V., Smith, Pete, Woodbury, Peter, Zganjar, Chris, Blackman, Allen, Campari, João, Conant, Richard T., Delgado, Christopher, Elias, Patricia, Gopalakrishna, Trisha, Hamsik, Marisa R., Herrero, Mario, Kiesecker, Joseph, Landis, Emily, Laestadius, Lars, Leavitt, Sara M., Minnemeyer, Susan, Polasky, Stephen, Potapov, Peter, Putz, Francis E., Sanderman, Jonathan, Silvius, Marcel, Wollenberg, Eva, Fargione, Joseph

“…Better stewardship of land is needed to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goal of holding warming to below 2 °C; however, confusion persists about the…”
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A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO2 by Mcleod, Elizabeth, Chmura, Gail L, Bouillon, Steven, Salm, Rodney, Björk, Mats, Duarte, Carlos M, Lovelock, Catherine E, Schlesinger, William H, Silliman, Brian R

“…Recent research has highlighted the valuable role that coastal and marine ecosystems play in sequestering carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The carbon (C) sequestered in…”
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Centennial-scale analysis of the creation and fate of reactive nitrogen in China (1910-2010) by Cui, Shenghui, Shi, Yalan, Groffman, Peter M., Schlesinger, William H., Zhu, Yong-Guan

“…Human mobilization and use of reactive nitrogen (Nr) has been one of the major aspects of global change over the past century. Nowhere has that change been…”
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Forest biogeochemistry in response to drought by Schlesinger, William H., Dietze, Michael C., Jackson, Robert B., Phillips, Richard P., Rhoades, Charles C., Rustad, Lindsey E., Vose, James M.

“…Trees alter their use and allocation of nutrients in response to drought, and changes in soil nutrient cycling and trace gas flux (N2O and CH4) are observed…”
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The Global Biogeochemical Cycle of Arsenic by Schlesinger, William H., Klein, Emily M., Vengosh, Avner

“…Direct exploitation and use of arsenic resources has diminished in recent years, but inadvertent mobilizations of As from mineral extractions (metal ores,…”
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Effects of Agriculture upon the Air Quality and Climate: Research, Policy, and Regulations by Aneja, Viney P, Schlesinger, William H, Erisman, Jan Willem

“…Scientific assessments of agricultural air quality, including estimates of emissions and potential sequestration of greenhouse gases, are an important emerging…”
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Increases in the flux of carbon belowground stimulate nitrogen uptake and sustain the long-term enhancement of forest productivity under elevated CO2 by Drake, John E., Gallet-Budynek, Anne, Hofmockel, Kirsten S., Bernhardt, Emily S., Billings, Sharon A., Jackson, Robert B., Johnsen, Kurt S., Lichter, John, McCarthy, Heather R., McCormack, M. Luke, Moore, David J. P., Oren, Ram, Palmroth, Sari, Phillips, Richard P., Pippen, Jeffrey S., Pritchard, Seth G., Treseder, Kathleen K., Schlesinger, William H., DeLucia, Evan H., Finzi, Adrien C.

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 349–357 The earth’s future climate state is highly dependent upon changes in terrestrial C storage in response to rising…”
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A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge by Houlton, Benjamin Z., Almaraz, Maya, Aneja, Viney, Austin, Amy T., Bai, Edith, Cassman, Kenneth G., Compton, Jana E., Davidson, Eric A., Erisman, Jan Willem, Galloway, James N., Gu, Baojing, Yao, Guolin, Martinelli, Luiz A., Scow, Kate, Schlesinger, William H., Tomich, Thomas P., Wang, Chao, Zhang, Xin

“…Nitrogen is a critical component of the economy, food security, and planetary health. Many of the world's sustainability targets hinge on global nitrogen…”
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Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error by Searchinger, Timothy D., Hamburg, Steven P., Melillo, Jerry, Chameides, William, Havlik, Petr, Kammen, Daniel M., Likens, Gene E., Lubowski, Ruben N., Obersteiner, Michael, Oppenheimer, Michael, Robertson, G. Philip, Schlesinger, William H., Tilman, G. David

“…Rules for applying the Kyoto Protocol and national cap-and-trade laws contain a major, but fixable, carbon accounting flaw in assessing bioenergy. The…”
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Sustainable seaweed cutting? The rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) industry of Maine and the Maritime Provinces by Seeley, Robin Hadlock, Schlesinger, William H.

“…Burgeoning global demand for products derived from seaweeds is driving the increased removal of wild coastal seaweed biomass, an emerging low trophic level…”
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Transpiration in the global water cycle by Schlesinger, William H., Jasechko, Scott

“…•A literature survey revealed 81 studies that have partitioned T and E as components of ET in various ecosystems worldwide.•Transpiration accounts for 39% of…”
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Biogeochemical constraints on climate change mitigation through regenerative farming by Schlesinger, William H.

“…This review suggests that most of the management practices associated with regenerative agriculture are not likely to lead to a large net sequestration of…”
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Managing for soil carbon sequestration: Let’s get realistic by Schlesinger, William H., Amundson, Ronald

“…Improved soil management is increasingly pursued to ensure food security for the world's rising global population, with the ancillary benefit of storing carbon…”
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Increases in nitrogen uptake rather than nitrogen-use efficiency support higher rates of temperate forest productivity under elevated CO2 by Finzi, Adrien C, Norby, Richard J, Calfapietra, Carlo, Gallet-Budynek, Anne, Gielen, Birgit, Holmes, William E, Hoosbeek, Marcel R, Iversen, Colleen M, Jackson, Robert B, Kubiske, Mark E, Ledford, Joanne, Liberloo, Marion, Oren, Ram, Polle, Andrea, Pritchard, Seth, Zak, Donald R, Schlesinger, William H, Ceulemans, Reinhart

“…Forest ecosystems are important sinks for rising concentrations of atmospheric CO 2 . In previous research, we showed that net primary production (NPP)…”
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Limited carbon storage in soil and litter of experimental forest plots under increased atmospheric CO2 by Schlesinger, W H, Lichter, J

“…The current rise in atmospheric CO2 concentration is thought to be mitigated in part by carbon sequestration within forest ecosystems, where carbon can be…”
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Are wood pellets a green fuel? by Schlesinger, William H

“…A return to firewood is bad for forests and for the climate James Watt's steam engine vaulted coal to its major role as a fuel for the Industrial Revolution…”
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