Average nitrogen (N) deposition across Europe has declined since the 1990s. This resulted in decreased N inputs to forest ecosystems especially in Central and Western Europe where deposition levels are highest. While the impact of atmospheric N deposition on forests has been receiving much attention for decades, ecosystem responses to the decline in N inputs received less attention. Here, we review observational studies reporting on trends in a number of indicators: soil acidification and eutrophication, understory vegetation, tree nutrition (foliar element concentrations) as well as tree vitality and growth in response to decreasing N deposition across Europe. Ecosystem responses varied with limited decrease in soil solution nitrate concen...
Chronic nitrogen (N) deposition is a threat to biodiversity that results from the eutrophication of ...
We studied forest monitoring data collected at permanent plots in Italy over the period 2000–2009 to...
Key message Our results indicate that nitrogen deposition is likely to adversely affect forest bryop...
Average nitrogen (N) deposition across Europe has declined since the 1990s. This resulted in decreas...
Hypotheses about the impacts of elevated atmospheric deposition of nitrogen on the forest ecosystem ...
Just over three-quarters (78%) of the atmosphere comprises inert nitrogen which has very limited ava...
Nitrogen (N) depositions in Europe are decreasing, but this could not explain faster than expected i...
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) pollution is considered responsible for a substantial decline in plant spec...
Changing environmental conditions may substantially interact with site quality and forest stand char...
We evaluated effects of atmospheric deposition of nitrogen on the composition of forest understorey ...
Despite chronically enhanced nitrogen (N) deposition to forest ecosystems in Europe and NE America, ...
Chronic nitrogen (N) deposition is a threat to biodiversity that results from the eutrophication of ...
We studied forest monitoring data collected at permanent plots in Italy over the period 2000–2009 to...
Key message Our results indicate that nitrogen deposition is likely to adversely affect forest bryop...
Average nitrogen (N) deposition across Europe has declined since the 1990s. This resulted in decreas...
Hypotheses about the impacts of elevated atmospheric deposition of nitrogen on the forest ecosystem ...
Just over three-quarters (78%) of the atmosphere comprises inert nitrogen which has very limited ava...
Nitrogen (N) depositions in Europe are decreasing, but this could not explain faster than expected i...
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) pollution is considered responsible for a substantial decline in plant spec...
Changing environmental conditions may substantially interact with site quality and forest stand char...
We evaluated effects of atmospheric deposition of nitrogen on the composition of forest understorey ...
Despite chronically enhanced nitrogen (N) deposition to forest ecosystems in Europe and NE America, ...
Chronic nitrogen (N) deposition is a threat to biodiversity that results from the eutrophication of ...
We studied forest monitoring data collected at permanent plots in Italy over the period 2000–2009 to...
Key message Our results indicate that nitrogen deposition is likely to adversely affect forest bryop...