Nitrogen concentrations in mosses indicate the spatial distribution of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Europe

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Result on the web
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749111002491" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749111002491</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.041" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.041</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Nitrogen concentrations in mosses indicate the spatial distribution of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Europe
Original language description
In 2005/6, nearly 3000 moss samples from (semi-)natural location across 16 European countries were collected for nitrogen analysis. The lowest total nitrogen concentrations in mosses (<0.8%) were observed in northern Finland and northern UK. The highestconcentrations (>= 1.6%) were found in parts of Belgium, France, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia and Bulgaria. The asymptotic relationship between the nitrogen concentrations in mosses and EMEP modelled nitrogen deposition (averaged per 50 km x 50 km grid) across Europe showed less scatter when there were at least five moss sampling sites per grid. Factors potentially contributing to the scatter are discussed. In Switzerland, a strong (r(2) = 0.91) linear relationship was found between the total nitrogen concentration in mosses and measured site-specific bulk nitrogen deposition rates. The total nitrogen concentrations in mosses complement deposition measurements, helping to identify areas in Europe at risk from high nitrogen deposition at
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DI - Pollution and air control
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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