Currently legislated decreases in nitrogen deposition will yield only limited plant species recovery in European forests

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) pollution is considered responsible for a substantial decline in plant species richness and for altered community structures in terrestrial habitats worldwide. Nitrogen affects habitats through direct toxicity, soil acidification, and in particular by favoring fast-growing s...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Thomas Dirnböck, Gisela Pröll, Kari Austnes, Jelena Beloica, Burkhard Beudert, Roberto Canullo, Alessandra De Marco, Maria Francesca Fornasier, Martyn Futter, Klaus Goergen, Ulf Grandin, Maria Holmberg, Antti-Jussi Lindroos, Michael Mirtl, Johan Neirynck, Tomasz Pecka, Tiina Maileena Nieminen, Jørn-Frode Nordbakken, Maximilian Posch, Gert-Jan Reinds, Edwin C Rowe, Maija Salemaa, Thomas Scheuschner, Franz Starlinger, Aldona Katarzyna Uziębło, Salar Valinia, James Weldon, Wieger G W Wamelink, Martin Forsius
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Subjects:	LTER forest ecosystem air pollution modelling climate change LRTAP Convention
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaf26b