Soil Microbial Dynamics: Short- and Long-Term Effects of Inorganic and Organic Nitrogen

1994 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary F. Fauci ◽  
R. P. Dick
Keyword(s):  
Organic Nitrogen ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Microbial Dynamics ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Inorganic And Organic Nitrogen ◽  
Inorganic And Organic

Response of Elbe estuary ecosystem to changed riverine nitrogen loads

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Pein ◽  
Ute Daewel ◽  
Emil Stanev ◽  
Corinna Schrum
Keyword(s):  
Primary Production ◽  
Organic Nitrogen ◽  
Oxygen Depletion ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Elbe Estuary ◽  
Estuarine Ecosystem ◽  
Nitrogen Loads ◽  
Inorganic And Organic Nitrogen ◽  
Inorganic And Organic

<p><span>The present day Elbe estuary ecosystem dynamics are largely determined by high loads of river borne inorganic and organic nitrogen. Similar to most European tidal rivers, the Elbe estuary is highly eutrophied. The eutrophication leads to high primary production in the shallow limnic reach, followed by heterotrophic decay, sedimentation and summertime oxygen depletion in the deepened channel and harbor area. For several decades, the estuary has been subject to adverse trends regarding the forcing of the heterotrophic turnover: While the ambient temperature increases, the nitrogen loads are decreasing (Radach and Pätsch, 2008). The projected long-term and climatic changes imply these trends to continue (Radach and Pätsch, 2008; Huang et al., 2010). In this study we use an unstructured 3D coupled bio-physical model of the Elbe estuary to study the effect of long-term changes of riverine nitrogen loads onto the estuarine ecosystem. As a first step we change the riverine nitrogen forcing i) reducing equally the dissolved inorganic and organic nitrogen loads by 50 % each, ii) reducing the inorganic load and organic loads by 80 % and 40 %, respectively, iii) reducing both inorganic and organic loads towards pre-industrial levels (Serna et al., 2010). Our results indicate a decrease of primary production and heterotrophic turnover under all scenarios. The decrease of primary production is mainly due to reduced diatom growth. Consequently summertime nitrification and oxygen depletion also decrease. This effect is more pronounced in case of equal reduction of inorganic and organic loads than of strong reduction of inorganic nitrogen loads only. Other than diatoms, cyano-bacteria are less affected by applied changes and associated biomass even increases in comparison with the reference case under scenario ii). In the second part of the study we will increase the temperature forcing to determine to which degree the projected increase of ambient temperatures will affect the projected reduced nitrogen turnover. </span></p>

Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Reduced Tire Pressure Initiative

1997 ◽  
Vol 1589 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Davies ◽  
Tami F. Wall ◽  
Allan Carpentier
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Vehicle Stability ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Tire Pressure ◽  
Reduced Pressure ◽  
Maintenance Costs ◽  
Short And Long Term

After examination of the research carried out by other agencies, Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (SHT) embarked on an initiative to adapt low tire pressure technologies to the province's needs and environment. The focus of the initiative was to explore several technical questions from SHT's perspective: (a) Can low tire pressures be used to increase truck weights from secondary to primary without increasing road maintenance costs on thin membrane surface roads? (b) What are the short- and long-term effects of tire heating under high-speed/high-deflection constant reduced pressure (CRP) operations in a Saskatchewan environment? (c) What effects do lower tire pressures have on vehicle stability at highway speeds? To date, significant opportunities have been noted on local hauls (less than 30 min loaded at highway speeds) for CRP operation and long primary highway hauls that begin or end in relatively short secondary highway sections that limit vehicle weight allowed for the whole trip for central tire inflation technology. The background and environment for the initiative and the investigations and demonstrations envisioned and undertaken are briefly outlined.

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