Nitrogen deposition and the sustainability of lowland heathlands in Britain

Despite widespread conservation efforts, global heathland area has substantially decreased in recent decades. Heathland habitats require low nitrogen availability in order to persist. Over the past 150 years, however, nitrogen deposition has increased markedly. Early observational studies and resear...

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Main Author: Tripp, Edward James
Published: University of Nottingham 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588321