Baltimore LTER research showed that nutrient cycling and retention in urban watersheds are driven by complex dynamics, with surprisingly high nitrogen retention, climate sensitivity, and surface water-groundwater interactions. These studies have been a foundation for novel analyses of how ecosystems are affected by contaminants of emerging concern.
For Further Reading:
Bettez, N et al. 2015. Climate variation overwhelms efforts to reduce nitrogen delivery to coastal waters. Ecosystems. doi: 10.1007/s10021- 015-9902-9
Ni, X and PM Groffman. 2018. Declines in methane uptake in forest soils. PNAS. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1807377115
Rosi-Marshall, E and T Royer. 2012. Pharmaceutical compounds and ecosystem function: An emerging research challenge for aquatic ecologists. Ecosystems. doi: 10.1007/s10021-012-9553-z
