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Uptake and fate of gaseous pollutants in leaves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1998

J. N. CAPE
Affiliation:
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
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Abstract

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.

Type
Research Article
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© Trustees of New Phytologist 1998

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