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TY - JOUR
T1 - Research progress on the impact of nitrogen deposition on global grasslands
AU - Stevens, Carly
AU - Basto, Sofia
AU - Bell, Mike
AU - Hao, Tianxiang
AU - Kirkham, K.
AU - Ochoa-hueso, Raúl
PY - 2022/9/9
Y1 - 2022/9/9
N2 - Grasslands are globally-important ecosystems providing critical ecosystem services. The species composition and characteristics of grasslands vary considerably across the planet with a wide variety of different grasslands found. However, in many regions grasslands have been impacted by atmospheric nitrogen deposition originating from anthropogenic activities with effects on productivity, species composition and diversity widely reported. Impacts vary across grassland habitats but many show declines in species richness and increases in biomass production related to soil eutrophication and acidification. At a continental level there is considerable variation in the research effort that has been put into understanding the impacts of nitrogen deposition. In Europe, North America and parts of Asia, although there are unanswered research questions, there is a good understanding of N deposition impacts in most grassland habitats. This is not the case in other regions with large knowledge gaps in some parts of the world. This paper reviews the impacts of N deposition on grasslands around the world, highlighting recent advances and areas where research is still needed.
AB - Grasslands are globally-important ecosystems providing critical ecosystem services. The species composition and characteristics of grasslands vary considerably across the planet with a wide variety of different grasslands found. However, in many regions grasslands have been impacted by atmospheric nitrogen deposition originating from anthropogenic activities with effects on productivity, species composition and diversity widely reported. Impacts vary across grassland habitats but many show declines in species richness and increases in biomass production related to soil eutrophication and acidification. At a continental level there is considerable variation in the research effort that has been put into understanding the impacts of nitrogen deposition. In Europe, North America and parts of Asia, although there are unanswered research questions, there is a good understanding of N deposition impacts in most grassland habitats. This is not the case in other regions with large knowledge gaps in some parts of the world. This paper reviews the impacts of N deposition on grasslands around the world, highlighting recent advances and areas where research is still needed.
KW - Acidification
KW - biomass production
KW - critical load
KW - eutrophication
KW - species composition
KW - species richness
U2 - 10.15302/J-FASE-2022457
DO - 10.15302/J-FASE-2022457
M3 - Journal article
VL - 9
SP - 425
EP - 433
JO - Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
JF - Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
IS - 3
ER -