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Abstract
Ecosystem services are defined as the ecological and socio-economic
value of goods and services provided by natural and semi-natural ecosystems. Ecosystem
services are being impacted by many human induced stresses, one of them
being nitrogen (N) deposition and its interactions with other pollutants and climate
change. It is concluded that N directly or indirectly affects a wide range of provi-
sioning, regulating, supporting and cultural ecosystem services, many of which are
interrelated. When considering the effects of N on ecosystem services, it is important
to distinguish between different types of ecosystems/species and the protection
against N impacts should include other aspects related to N, in addition to biodi-
versity. The Working Group considered the following priorities of ecosystem services
in relation to N: biodiversity; air quality/atmosphere; ecosystem changes; NO3
leaching; climate regulation and cultural issues. These are the services for which the
best evidence is available in the literature. There is a conflicting interest between
greenhouse gas ecosystem services and biodiversity protection; up to some point of
increasing N inputs, net greenhouse gas uptake is improved, while biodiversity is
already adversely affected.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nitrogen Deposition, Critical Loads and Biodiversity |
Editors | M.A. Sutton, K.E. Mason, L.J. Sheppard, H. Sverdrup, R. Haeuber, W.K. Hicks |
Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 493-505 |
Number of pages | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Air quality
- Biodiversity
- Climate change
- Ecosystem services
- Interactions
- Leaching
- Nitrogen deposition
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Effecten van luchtverontreiniging in interactie met klimaatverandering op ecosysteemdiensten (ECLAIRE) (KB-14-001-036, KB-14-003-011)
de Vries, W. (Project Leader)
1/01/11 → 31/12/15
Project: LVVN project