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Nitrogen deposition threatens species richness of grasslands across Europe by Stevens, Carly J., Duprè, Cecilia, Dorland, Edu, Gaudnik, Cassandre, Gowing, David J.G., Bleeker, Albert, Diekmann, Martin, Alard, Didier, Bobbink, Roland, Fowler, David, Corcket, Emmanuel, Mountford, J. Owen, Vandvik, Vigdis, Aarrestad, Per Arild, Muller, Serge, Dise, Nancy B.

“…Evidence from an international survey in the Atlantic biogeographic region of Europe indicates that chronic nitrogen deposition is reducing plant species…”
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Impact of nitrogen deposition at the species level by Payne, Richard J., Dise, Nancy B., Stevens, Carly J., Gowing, David J.

“…In Europe and, increasingly, the rest of the world, the key policy tool for the control of air pollution is the critical load, a level of pollution below which…”
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Global assessment of the effects of terrestrial acidification on plant species richness by Azevedo, Ligia B., van Zelm, Rosalie, Hendriks, A. Jan, Bobbink, Roland, Huijbregts, Mark A.J.

“…This study estimates the potential losses of vascular plant species richness due to terrestrial acidification for different world's biomes. We used empirical…”
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Ammonium as a driving force of plant diversity and ecosystem functioning: observations based on 5 years' manipulation of N dose and form in a Mediterranean ecosystem by Dias, Teresa, Clemente, Adelaide, Martins-Loução, Maria Amélia, Sheppard, Lucy, Bobbink, Roland, Cruz, Cristina

“…Enhanced nitrogen (N) availability is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystem functions. However, in very nutrient-poor…”
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The Effects of Air-Borne Nitrogen Pollutants on Species Diversity in Natural and Semi-Natural European Vegetation by Bobbink, Roland, Hornung, Michael, Jan G. M. Roelofs

“…1 The effects of increased atmospheric nitrogen inputs, from both NOyand NHx, on diversity in various semi-natural and natural ecosystems are reviewed. The…”
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Nitrous Oxide Emission and Denitrification in Chronically Nitrate-Loaded Riparian Buffer Zones by Hefting, Mariet M, Bobbink, Roland, Caluwe, Hannie de

“…Riparian buffer zones are known to reduce diffuse N pollution of streams by removing and modifying N from agricultural runoff. Denitrification, often…”
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Changes in species composition of European acid grasslands observed along a gradient of nitrogen deposition by Stevens, Carly, Duprè, Cecilia, Gaudnik, Cassandre, Dorland, Edu, Dise, Nancy, Gowing, David, Bleeker, Albert, Alard, Didier, Bobbink, Roland, Fowler, David, Vandvik, Vigdis, Corcket, Emmanuel, Mountford, J. Owen, Aarrestad, Per Arild, Muller, Serge, Diekmann, Martin

“…Question: Which environmental variables affect floristic species composition of acid grasslands in the Atlantic biogeographic region of Europe along a gradient…”
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In Search for Key Biogeochemical Factors Affecting Plant Species Persistence in Heathland and Acidic Grasslands: A Comparison of Common and Rare Species by Kleijn, David, Bekker, Renée M., Bobbink, Roland, De Graaf, Maaike C. C., Roelofs, Jan G. M.

“…1. During the last century, many plant species typical of heathland and nutrient-poor acidic grasslands have become rare whereas others have remained common…”
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Natural nitrogen filter fails in polluted raised bogs by Lamers, Leon P. M., Bobbink, Roland, Roelofs, Jan G. M.

“…Summary Raised bogs are among the ecosystems most susceptible to atmospheric nitrogen pollution. Based on global data ranging from pristine to heavily polluted…”
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Differential effects of nitrate and ammonium on three fen bryophyte species in relation to pollutant nitrogen input by Paulissen, M.P.C.P, Ven, P.J.M. van der, Dees, A.J, Bobbink, R

“…• In Dutch fens, subjected to high nitrogen (N) deposition, Scorpidium and other brown mosses have declined markedly. A concurrent strong increase of Sphagnum…”
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Restoration of aquatic macrophyte vegetation in acidified and eutrophied softwater lakes: an overview by Brouwer, Emiel, Bobbink, Roland, Roelofs, Jan.G.M

“…Softwater lakes possess a highly characteristic vegetation adapted to limited carbon availability. Based on hydrology, vegetation and geographic distribution,…”
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Nitrogen effects on plant species richness in herbaceous communities are more widespread and stronger than those of phosphorus by Soons, Merel B., Hefting, Mariet M., Dorland, Edu, Lamers, Leon P.M., Versteeg, Carmen, Bobbink, Roland

“…Both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment are known to impact plant diversity globally. Recent studies suggest that P enrichment may be as important, or…”
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Nitrogen deposition impacts on biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems: Mechanisms and perspectives for restoration by WallisDeVries, Michiel F., Bobbink, Roland

“…•Nitrogen deposition has become one of the main threats to biodiversity.•This special issue covers the impacts of N deposition on terrestrial ecosystems.•The…”
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Impacts of tropospheric ozone and airborne nitrogenous pollutants on natural and semi-natural ecosystems: a commentary by BOBBINK, ROLAND

“…Man's activities pose a number of threats to the functioning, structure and diversity of natural and semi-natural ecosystems. One of the main threats is the…”
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Atmospheric nitrogen deposition is related to plant biodiversity loss at multiple spatial scales by Plas, Fons, Hautier, Yann, Ceulemans, Tobias, Alard, Didier, Bobbink, Roland, Diekmann, Martin, Dise, Nancy B., Dorland, Edu, Dupré, Cecilia, Gowing, David, Stevens, Carly

“…Due to various human activities, including intensive agriculture, traffic, and the burning of fossil fuels, in many parts of the world, current levels of…”
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Initial soil community drives heathland fungal community trajectory over multiple years through altered plant–soil interactions by Radujkoviać, Dajana, van Diggelen, Rudy, Bobbink, Roland, Weijters, Maaike, Harris, Jim, Pawlett, Mark, Vicca, Sara, Verbruggen, Erik

“…• Dispersal limitation, biotic interactions, and environmental filters interact to drive plant and fungal community assembly, but their combined effects are…”
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Ecological impacts of atmospheric pollution and interactions with climate change in terrestrial ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin: Current research and future directions by Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl, Munzi, Silvana, Alonso, Rocío, Arróniz-Crespo, María, Avila, Anna, Bermejo, Victoria, Bobbink, Roland, Branquinho, Cristina, Concostrina-Zubiri, Laura, Cruz, Cristina, Cruz de Carvalho, Ricardo, De Marco, Alessandra, Dias, Teresa, Elustondo, David, Elvira, Susana, Estébanez, Belén, Fusaro, Lina, Gerosa, Giacomo, Izquieta-Rojano, Sheila, Lo Cascio, Mauro, Marzuoli, Riccardo, Matos, Paula, Mereu, Simone, Merino, José, Morillas, Lourdes, Nunes, Alice, Paoletti, Elena, Paoli, Luca, Pinho, Pedro, Rogers, Isabel B., Santos, Arthur, Sicard, Pierre, Stevens, Carly J., Theobald, Mark R.

“…Mediterranean Basin ecosystems, their unique biodiversity, and the key services they provide are currently at risk due to air pollution and climate change, yet…”
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Changes in species richness and composition in European acidic grasslands over the past 70 years: the contribution of cumulative atmospheric nitrogen deposition by DUPRÈ, CECILIA, STEVENS, CARLY J, RANKE, TRAUTE, BLEEKER, ALBERT, PEPPLER-LISBACH, CORD, GOWING, DAVID J.G, DISE, NANCY B, DORLAND, EDU, BOBBINK, ROLAND, DIEKMANN, MARTIN

“…Our study investigates the negative impact of nitrogen (N) deposition on species richness in acidic grasslands, based on a temporal comparison of vegetation…”
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Long-term effects of liming on soil physico-chemical properties and micro-arthropod communities in Scotch pine forest by Siepel, Henk, Bobbink, Roland, van de Riet, Bas P., van den Burg, Arnold B., Jongejans, Eelke

“…We tested the long-term effects of liming on soil micro-arthropods in a stand of Scotch pine on former drift sand in the Netherlands. To counteract the effects…”
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Continuous and cumulative acidification and N deposition induce P limitation of the micro-arthropod soil fauna of mineral-poor dry heathlands by Siepel, Henk, Vogels, Joost, Bobbink, Roland, Bijlsma, Rienk-Jan, Jongejans, Eelke, de Waal, Rein, Weijters, Maaike

“…Phosphorus content of mineral-poor sandy soils is steadily decreasing due to leaching caused by continuous and cumulative acidification and N deposition…”
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