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

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1778-1782

  Damgaard, Christian ^a   Jensen, Lennarth ^a   Frohn, Lise Marie ^a   Borchsenius, Finn ^a   Nielsen, Knud Erik ^a   Ejrnæs, Rasmus ^a   Stevens, Carly J ^b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid grassland; Biodiversity; Nitrogen deposition; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; DATA SETS; DENMARK; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NON-LINEAR; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; NITROGEN;

DEPOSITION;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRASSLAND; NATURE CONSERVATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONLINEARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACIDS; DENMARK; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; NITROGEN; POACEAE;

DENMARK;

EID: 79956189653     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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