(1997)human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle_causes and consequences

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    25%

    50%

    75%

    1700 1800 1900 1975

    Deforestation

    CO release2

    Human population

    Industrial N fertilizer

    Sources of Human-Caused Alteration to the Global Nitrogen Cycle

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    Ammonia(NH )3

    Nitric oxide(NO)

    Nitrous oxide(N O)2

    20%

    40%

    60%

    80%

    100%

    Human-Caused Global Nitrogen Emissions

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