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A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition
2024
Wamelink, G.W.W. | Goedhart, P.W. | Roelofsen, H.D. | Bobbink, R. | Posch, M. | van Dobben, H.F. | Biurrun, I. | Bonari, G. | Dengler, J. | Dítě, D. | Garbolino, E. | Jansen, J. | Jašková, A.K. | Lenoir, J. | Peterka, T.
Increasing nitrogen depositions adversely affect European landscapes, including habitats within the Natura2000 network. Critical loads for nitrogen deposition have been established to quantify the loss of habitat quality. When the nitrogen deposition rises above a habitat-specific critical load, the quality of the focal habitat is expected to be negatively influenced. Here, we investigate how the quality of habitat types is affected beyond the critical load. We calculated response curves for 60 terrestrial habitat types in the Netherlands to the estimated nitrogen deposition (EMEP-data). The curves for habitat types are based on the occurrence of their characteristic plant species in North-Western Europe (plot data from the European Vegetation Archive). The estimated response curves were corrected for soil type, mean annual temperature and annual precipitation. Evaluation was carried out by expert judgement, and by comparison with gradient deposition field studies. For 39 habitats the response to nitrogen deposition was judged to be reliable by five experts, while out of the 41 habitat types for which field studies were available, 25 showed a good agreement. Some of the curves showed a steep decline in quality and some a more gradual decline with increasing nitrogen deposition. We compared the response curves with both the empirical and modelled critical loads. For 41 curves, we found a decline already starting below the critical load.
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1992
Fennema, F. (Rijksinstituut voor Natuurbeheer, Arnhem (Netherlands))
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1998
Jain, M. (Devi Ahilya Univ., Indore (India). School of Biochemistry) | Gadre, R.P.
Nitrification and denitrification estimates in a Louisiana swamp forest soil as assessed BY N-15 isotope dilution and direct gaseous measurements
1998
Delaune, R.D. (Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (USA). Wetland Biogeochemistry Inst.) | Lindau, C.W. | Sulaeman, E. | Jugsujinda, A.
A simple passive sampler for measuring ammonia emission in the field
1992
Schjoerring, J.K. (Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Univ., Frederiksberg (Denmark). Section of Soil, Water and Plant Nutrition) | Sommer, S.G. | Ferm, M.
Effect of SO2 and NH3 on growth behavior of some phylloplane fungi of wheat in vitro
1990
Singh, A.K. (Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi (India). Dept. of Botany) | Rai, B.
Changes in foliar elements in red spruce seedlings after exposure to sulfuric and nitric acid mist
1989
Jacobson, J.S. (Boyce Thompson Inst. for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY (USA)) | Lassoie, J.P. | Osmeloski, J. | Yamada, K.
Effects of ammonia, ammonium sulphate and sulphur dioxide on the frost sensitivity of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
1990
Dueck, T.A. (Instituut voor Plantenziektenkundig Onderzoek, Wageningen (Netherlands)) | Dorel, F.G. | Horst, R. ter | Eerden, L.J. van der
