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Impact of nitrogen deposition on species richness of calcareous grasslands in Europe - some preliminary results

hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorALARD, Didier
hal.structure.identifierUniversiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht]
dc.contributor.authorDORLAND, E.
hal.structure.identifierUniversität Bremen [Deutschland] = University of Bremen [Germany] = Université de Brême [Allemagne]
dc.contributor.authorDUPRE, C.
hal.structure.identifierOpen University
dc.contributor.authorSTEVENS, C.
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorGAUDNIK, Cassandre
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorCORCKET, Emmanuel
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
dc.contributor.authorDISE, N.
hal.structure.identifierUniversität Bremen [Deutschland] = University of Bremen [Germany] = Université de Brême [Allemagne]
dc.contributor.authorDIEKMANN, M.
hal.structure.identifierUniversiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht]
dc.contributor.authorBOBBINK, R.
hal.structure.identifierNorwegian Institute for Nature Research [NINA]
dc.contributor.authorAARRESTAD, P.A.
hal.structure.identifierUniversity of Bergen [UiB]
dc.contributor.authorVANDVIK, V.
hal.structure.identifierOpen University
dc.contributor.authorGOWING, D.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.isbn978-91-86125-23-3
dc.description.abstractEn• This paper seeks to determine whether N-deposition has a negative impact on the species richness of calcareous grasslands at a European wide scale. • 100 calcareous grasslands across the Atlantic region of Europe were sampled in one season. Species composition and richness of vegetation communities were compared to some key environmental drivers (climate and N deposition) indirectly estimated via surrogates (latitude, longitude, N concentration in bryophyte tissue). • There are marked differences in species composition across the calcareous grasslands of the Atlantic biogeographic zone within Europe. Contrasts in mean species richness between regions are also detectable at a European wide scale. These natural gradients may mask any footprint of N deposition on vegetation at a European-wide scale. • For grasslands located along the western range of distribution, there are indications of a decline in species richness as N concentration in moss increases. This suggests that N deposition may be reducing biodiversity in calcareous grasslands at a wide scale, but that this impact can only be detected at the regional, rather than cross-European, level. • Further research is needed to investigate the impact of N deposition on calcareous grasslands, particularly through the direct assessment of potential drivers as well as the characterisation of variations in species pools at the European scale.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCOST Office
dc.publisher.locationBruxelles (belgium)
dc.source.titleNitrogen Deposition and Natura 2000. Science & practice in determining environmental impacts : Book of Proceedings of the COST729 Mid-term workshop
dc.title.enImpact of nitrogen deposition on species richness of calcareous grasslands in Europe - some preliminary results
dc.typeChapitre d'ouvrage
dc.subject.halSciences du Vivant [q-bio]
bordeaux.page307 p.
bordeaux.title.proceedingNitrogen Deposition and Natura 2000. Science & practice in determining environmental impacts : Book of Proceedings of the COST729 Mid-term workshop
hal.identifierhal-02806606
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-02806606v1
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