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Impacts of acid deposition, ozone exposure and weather conditions on forest ecosystems in Europe: an overview by de Vries, W, Dobbertin, M. H, Solberg, S, van Dobben, H. F, Schaub, M

“…BACKGROUND: In 1994, a “Pan-European Programme for Intensive and Continuous Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems” started to contribute to a better understanding of…”
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Use of dynamic soil-vegetation models to assess impacts of nitrogen deposition on plant species composition: an overview by Vries, W. de, Wamelink, G.W.W, Dobben, H. van, Kros, J, Reinds, G.J, Mol-Dijkstra, J.P, Smart, S.M, Evans, C.D, Rowe, E.C, Belyazid, S, Sverdrup, H.U, Hinsberg, A. van, Posch, M, Hettelingh, J.P, Spranger, T, Bobbink, R

“…Field observations and experimental data of effects of nitrogen (N) deposition on plant species diversity have been used to derive empirical critical N loads…”
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Year-round grazing to counteract effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition may aggravate these effects by VAN DOBBEN, H. F, WAMELINK, G. W. W, KLIMKOWSKA, A, SLIM, P. A, VAN TIL, M

“…Excessive nitrogen input in natural ecosystems is a major threat to biodiversity. A coastal dune area near Amsterdam in the Netherlands suffers from high…”
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Monitoring habitat types by the mixed multinomial logit model using panel data by Brus, D.J., Slim, P.A., Gort, G., Heidema, A.H., van Dobben, H.

“…Habitats in the Wadden Sea, a world heritage area, are affected by land subsidence resulting from natural gas extraction and by sea level rise. Here we…”
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Considerable environmental bottlenecks for species listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives in the Netherlands by Wamelink, G.W.W., de Knegt, B., Pouwels, R., Schuiling, C., Wegman, R.M.A., Schmidt, A.M., van Dobben, H.F., Sanders, M.E.

“…•Nitrogen deposition threatens about 70% and desiccation about 90% of the surface area of habitat sites in the Netherlands.•Spatial cohesion is a problem for…”
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Relationship between epiphytic lichens, trace elements and gaseous atmospheric pollutants by van Dobben, H.F., Wolterbeek, H.Th, Wamelink, G.W.W., Ter Braak, C.J.F.

“…Lichens were shown to be effective accumulator biomonitors for heavy metals in The Netherlands. A study was conducted to determine the joint effect of gaseous…”
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Trend monitoring of the areal extent of habitats in a subsiding coastal area by spatial probability sampling by Brus, D.J., Slim, P.A., Heidema, A.H., van Dobben, H.F.

“…•We recommend a supplemented panel of randomly selected plots for monitoring habitat types.•Our sampling method is suitable for both estimating time trends in…”
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Simulation of Critical Loads for Nitrogen for Terrestrial Plant Communities in the Netherlands by van Dobben, H. F., van Hinsberg, A., Schouwenberg, E. P. A. G., Jansen, M., Mol-Dijkstra, J. P., Wieggers, H. J. J., Kros, J., de Vries, W.

“…This paper describes a new method to derive nitrogen critical loads for vegetation, and its application to The Netherlands. An 'inverted' form of the soil…”
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A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition by 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…”
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Is bark pH more important than tree species in determining the composition of nitrophytic or acidophytic lichen floras? by Spier, L., van Dobben, H., van Dort, K.

“…To study the pH preference of epiphytic lichens, the bark pH of Fraxinus, Tilia, Quercus and Ulmus trees in an urban environment was measured using a flat…”
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Effects of atmospheric NH3 on epiphytic lichens in the Netherlands : The pitfalls of biological monitoring by VAN DOBBEN, H. F, TER BRAAK, C. J. F

“…The lichen monitoring programme included in the Dutch National Air Quality Survey was used to explore the utility of these organisms as indicators for…”
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Undergrowth as a biomonitor for deposition of nitrogen and acidity in pine forest by van Dobben, H.F, ter Braak, C.J.F, Dirkse, G.M

“…The possible use of the understorey vegetation as a biomonitor for atmospheric deposition of acid and nutrients was explored by analyzing the vegetation of two…”
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Additional costs of nature management caused by deposition by Wamelink, G.W.W., de Jong, J.J., Van Dobben, H.F., Van Wijk, M.N.

“…Effects of atmospheric deposition on natural areas can be mitigated by management. For example, the effects of excessive nitrogen deposition can partly be…”
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Apparently we do need phytosociological classes to calibrate Ellenberg indicator values by Wamelink, G. W W, van Dobben, H. F, Berendse, F

“…We stated (Wamelink et al. 2002) that mean Ellenberg indicator values are biased towards expectations of phytosociologists. Witte & von Asmuth (2003; this…”
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Changes in large-scale patterns of plant biodiversity predicted from environmental economic scenarios by WAMELINK, G. W. W, TER BRAAK, C. J. F, VAN DOBBEN, H. F

“…In the industrialized world large sums of money are spent on measures to preserve biodiversity by improving environmental quality. This creates a need to…”
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Measurement errors and regression to the mean cannot explain bias in average Ellenberg indicator values by Wamelink, G. W W, Goedhart, P. W, van Dobben, H. F

“…Smart & Scott (2004, this issue) criticized our paper (Wamelink et al. 2002) about the bias in average Ellenberg indicator values. Their main criticism…”
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Validity of Ellenberg indicator values judged from physico-chemical field measurements by Wamelink, G.W.W., Joosten, V., van Dobben, H.F., Berendse, F.

“… The relationship between mean Ellenberg indicator values (IV) per vegetation relevé and environmental parameters measured in the field usually shows a large…”
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Soil acidification from atmospheric ammonium sulphate in forest canopy throughfall by van Breemen, N, Burrough, P. A, Velthorst, E. J, van Dobben, H. F, de Wit, Toke, Ridder, T. B, Reijnders, H. F. R

“…Atmospheric ammonium increases the pH of rainwater, and any transformation of such ammonium to nitric acid in the soil is commonly supposed to have an…”
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Effect of nitrogen deposition reduction on biodiversity and carbon sequestration by Wamelink, G.W.W., van Dobben, H.F., Mol-Dijkstra, J.P., Schouwenberg, E.P.A.G., Kros, J., de Vries, W., Berendse, F.

“…Global warming and loss of biodiversity are among the most prominent environmental issues of our time. Large sums are spent to reduce their causes, the…”
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Vegetation succession as affected by decreasing nitrogen deposition, soil characteristics and site management: A modelling approach by Wamelink, G.W.W., van Dobben, H.F., Berendse, F.

“…After many years of increasing nitrogen deposition, the deposition rates are now decreasing. A major question is whether this will result in the expected…”
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