Impact of Nitrogen Deposition on the Species Richness of Grasslands

By C. Stevens, N. Dise, J. Mountford, David Gowing. Science, 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis. (2010, background): “Stevens et al. (2004) estimated a reduction of one species for every 2.5 kg N ha 1 yr 1 of N deposition, but also identify that this may be due to long-term cumulative deposition of N over decades, rather than current deposition.”
Nitrogen additions and microbial biomass: a meta-analysis of ecosystem studies. (2008, background): “Plant community composition also frequently shifts, often towards species with greater litter quality (Chapin et al. 1986; Stevens et al. 2004; Suding et al. 2005).”
The decline of moths in Great Britain: a review of possible causes (2013, background): “butterflies) correlates negatively with nitrogen input (Pollard et al., 1998; Stevens et al., 2004; Öckinger et al., 2006; WallisDeVries & van Swaay, 2006), so there may be substantial, unquantified impacts onmoth populations resulting from such chemical pollution.”
Direct and productivity‐mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on grassland species richness (2012, background): “The decrease in species richness of 37% (per 35 kg N per hectare and year) in Schwäbische Alb (the region with the most species-rich grasslands), 13% in Hainich-Dün, and 5% in Schorfheide-Chorin are similar to results in Stevens et al. (2004).”
Effect of long-term nitrogen fertilization on mycorrhizal fungi associated with a dominant grass in a semiarid grassland (2007, background): “Nitrogen enrichment experiments have shown that increased N availability can significantly change the richness and composition of plant and fungal communities (Erland and Taylor 2002; Stevens et al. 2004).”
Interactive effects of habitat modification and species invasion on native species decline. (2007, neutral): “Meeting this objective will demand more than the current focus on the independent effects of land-use change [4] ,a tmospheric CO2increase[5],climatechange[6],anthropogenicnitrogen deposition[ 7 ]andincreasingbioticexchange[8].Itisbecoming clear that the impact of one global change driver (see Gloss”
Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe--a review. (2009, background): “High fertilisation levels, regular re-seeding, and frequent mowing or intensive rotational grazing have led to a dramatic decline of grassland biodiversity (Stevens et al., 2004; Kahmen and Poschlod, 2008 for plants; Verhulst et al., 2004 for birds, Wenzel et al., 2006 for butterflies).”
The Park Grass Experiment 1856–2006: its contribution to ecology (2006, background): “Such an effect has already been demonstrated for acid grasslands in the UK (Stevens et al. 2004).”
Vegetation composition promotes carbon and nitrogen storage in model grassland communities of contrasting soil fertility (2009, background): “Retention of nutrients andwater are important ecosystems services which underpin sustainable productivity and diversity conservation (Stevens et al. 2004; Drinkwater & Snapp 2007; Schlesinger 2009).”