Peter M. Vitousek

Research topics

• Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · 3 papers
• Isotope Analysis in Ecology · 1 paper
• Marine and coastal ecosystems · 1 paper
• Mine drainage and remediation techniques · 1 paper
• Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis · 1 paper
• Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Pamela A. Matson · 2 papers
• John D. Aber · 1 paper
• Robert Warren Howarth · 1 paper
• Gene E. Likens · 1 paper
• David W. Schindler · 1 paper
• William H. Schlesinger · 1 paper
• David G. Tilman · 1 paper
• Jingheng Guo · 1 paper

Papers

1. HUMAN ALTERATION OF THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE: SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCESEcological Applications · 1997 · 5,463 citations

   Nitrogen is a key element controlling the species composition, diversity, dynamics, and functioning of many terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Many of the original plant species living in these ecosystems are adapted to, and function optimally in, soils and solutions…

2. Significant Acidification in Major Chinese CroplandsScience · 2010 · 3,980 citations

   Cropland Acidification in China China is experiencing increasing problems with acid rain, groundwater pollution, and nitrous oxide emissions. Rapid development of industry and transportation has accelerated nitrate (N) emissions to the atmosphere. Consequently, soil degradation, water shortage, and pollution, in…

3. Terrestrial ecosystem production: A process model based on global satellite and surface dataGlobal Biogeochemical Cycles · 1993 · 3,102 citations

   This paper presents a modeling approach aimed at seasonal resolution of global climatic and edaphic controls on patterns of terrestrial ecosystem production and soil microbial respiration. We use satellite imagery (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer and International Satellite Cloud Climatology…

4. Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactionsEcological Applications · 2010 · 2,809 citations

   Nutrient limitation to primary productivity and other biological processes is widespread in terrestrial ecosystems, and nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the most common limiting elements, both individually and in combination. Mechanisms that drive P limitation, and their interactions with…