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Urban development in the southern Great Plains: effects of atmospheric NO$_{x}$ on the long-lived post oak tree (Quercus stellata)

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Author	Green, Michelle L Foster, Kalee Gough, Laura
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Concentrated human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels have resulted in chronic nitrogen (N) additions to urban ecosystems. We predicted that urban development in North Texas (NTX; the largest “megapolitan” region in the Great Plains) would be positively correlated with atmospheric concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NO$_{x}$) and with the leaf tissue quality (lower C:N ratio) and herbivory of the long-lived native tree, post oak (Quercus stellata). Data from air monitoring stations were used to calculate distance-weighted estimates of atmospheric NO$_{x}$ for 11 sites of differing urban development across NTX. Soil samples were collected at each site along with post oak leaves, estimates of herbivory, and measurements of tree size. Percent urban development was strongly positively correlated with atmospheric NO$_{x}$ concentrations, though there was no correlation between atmospheric NO$_{x}$ and soil N. There was a positive relationship between soil N and leaf tissue quality, but only where atmospheric NO$_{x}$ was relatively low, possibly due to factors that covary with urban development. Herbivory was not significantly correlated with leaf tissue quality, but leaves from the two most urban sites had the greatest amount of insect herbivory. The NO$_{x}$ concentrations in NTX were lower than other industrialized cities, which may be due to climate and topography differences or the relatively young age of this urban area. This study adds to the expanding body of literature examining how urban ecosystems are affected (or not) by N deposition and suggests that interactions among NO$_{x}$, soils, and plants are complex and sometimes, counterintuitive.
Starting Page	651
Ending Page	661
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-12-19
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Soil nitrogen Leaf tissue quality C:N Herbivory Urban development NO$_{x}$ Urban Ecology Environmental Management Ecology Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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