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The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale

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The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale. / Damgaard, C.; Jensen, L.; Frohn, L.M. et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 159, No. 7, 2011, p. 1778-1782.

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Damgaard, C, Jensen, L, Frohn, LM, Borchsenius, F, Nielsen, KE, Ejrnæs, R & Stevens, C 2011, 'The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale', Environmental Pollution, vol. 159, no. 7, pp. 1778-1782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.003

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Damgaard, C., Jensen, L., Frohn, L. M., Borchsenius, F., Nielsen, K. E., Ejrnæs, R., & Stevens, C. (2011). The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale. Environmental Pollution, 159(7), 1778-1782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.003

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Damgaard C, Jensen L, Frohn LM, Borchsenius F, Nielsen KE, Ejrnæs R et al. The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale. Environmental Pollution. 2011;159(7):1778-1782. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.003

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Damgaard, C. ; Jensen, L. ; Frohn, L.M. et al. / The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale. In: Environmental Pollution. 2011 ; Vol. 159, No. 7. pp. 1778-1782.

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AU - Stevens, Carly

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KW - Biodiversity

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