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T1 - The effect of nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands in Denmark: A comparison with a study performed on a European scale
AU - Damgaard, C.
AU - Jensen, L.
AU - Frohn, L.M.
AU - Borchsenius, F.
AU - Nielsen, K.E.
AU - Ejrnæs, Rasmus
AU - Stevens, Carly
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The effect of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands was investigated by combining data from a large Danish monitoring program with a large European data set, where a significant non-linear negative effect of nitrogen deposition had been demonstrated (Stevens et al., 2010). The nitrogen deposition range in Denmark is relatively small and when only considering the Danish data a non-significant decrease in the species richness with nitrogen deposition was observed. However, when both data sets were combined, then the conclusion of the European survey was further corroborated by the results of the Danish monitoring. Furthermore, by combining the two data sets a more comprehensive picture of the threats to the biodiversity of acid grasslands emerge; i.e., species richness in remnant patches of acid grassland in intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes is under influence not only from nitrogen deposition, but also from current and historical land use.
AB - The effect of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the species richness of acid grasslands was investigated by combining data from a large Danish monitoring program with a large European data set, where a significant non-linear negative effect of nitrogen deposition had been demonstrated (Stevens et al., 2010). The nitrogen deposition range in Denmark is relatively small and when only considering the Danish data a non-significant decrease in the species richness with nitrogen deposition was observed. However, when both data sets were combined, then the conclusion of the European survey was further corroborated by the results of the Danish monitoring. Furthermore, by combining the two data sets a more comprehensive picture of the threats to the biodiversity of acid grasslands emerge; i.e., species richness in remnant patches of acid grassland in intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes is under influence not only from nitrogen deposition, but also from current and historical land use.
KW - Species richness
KW - Nitrogen deposition
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Acid grassland
U2 - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.003
M3 - Journal article
VL - 159
SP - 1778
EP - 1782
JO - Environmental Pollution
JF - Environmental Pollution
SN - 0269-7491
IS - 7
ER -