A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition

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.

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31061

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Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition
Authors:	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.
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844 10.21256/zhaw-31061
Published in:	Environmental Pollution
Volume(Issue):	349
Issue:	123844
Issue Date:	15-May-2024
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0269-7491 1873-6424
Language:	English
Subjects:	Ammonia; Biodiversity; Critical load; European Vegetation Archive (EVA); Habitat type; Nitrate; Response curve; Netherlands; Soil; Plant; Nitrogen; Ecosystem; Environmental monitoring
Subject (DDC):	577: Ecology 580: Plants (Botany)
Abstract:	Increasing nitrogen depositions adversely affect European landscapes, including habitats within the Natura2000 network. Critical loads for nitrogen deposition have been established to quantify the loss of habitat quality. When the nitrogen deposition rises above a habitat-specific critical load, the quality of the focal habitat is expected to be negatively influenced. Here, we investigate how the quality of habitat types is affected beyond the critical load. We calculated response curves for 60 terrestrial habitat types in the Netherlands to the estimated nitrogen deposition (EMEP-data). The curves for habitat types are based on the occurrence of their characteristic plant species in North-Western Europe (plot data from the European Vegetation Archive). The estimated response curves were corrected for soil type, mean annual temperature and annual precipitation. Evaluation was carried out by expert judgement, and by comparison with gradient deposition field studies. For 39 habitats the response to nitrogen deposition was judged to be reliable by five experts, while out of the 41 habitat types for which field studies were available, 25 showed a good agreement. Some of the curves showed a steep decline in quality and some a more gradual decline with increasing nitrogen deposition. We compared the response curves with both the empirical and modelled critical loads. For 41 curves, we found a decline already starting below the critical load.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/31061
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Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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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. (2024). A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition. Environmental Pollution, 349(123844). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844

Wamelink, G.W.W. et al. (2024) ‘A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition’, Environmental Pollution, 349(123844). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844.

G. W. W. Wamelink et al., “A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition,” Environmental Pollution, vol. 349, no. 123844, May 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844.

WAMELINK, G.W.W., P.W. GOEDHART, H.D. ROELOFSEN, R. BOBBINK, M. POSCH, H.F. VAN DOBBEN, I. BIURRUN, G. BONARI, J. DENGLER, D. DÍTĚ, E. GARBOLINO, J. JANSEN, A.K. JAŠKOVÁ, J. LENOIR und T. PETERKA, 2024. A novel method to estimate the response of habitat types to nitrogen deposition. Environmental Pollution. 15 Mai 2024. Bd. 349, Nr. 123844. DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844

Wamelink, G.W.W., P.W. Goedhart, H.D. Roelofsen, R. Bobbink, M. Posch, H.F. van Dobben, I. Biurrun, et al. 2024. “A Novel Method to Estimate the Response of Habitat Types to Nitrogen Deposition.” Environmental Pollution 349 (123844). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844.

Wamelink, G. W. W., et al. “A Novel Method to Estimate the Response of Habitat Types to Nitrogen Deposition.” Environmental Pollution, vol. 349, no. 123844, May 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123844.