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Restoration after nitrogen pollution

Vigdis Vandvik

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Can we restore biodiversity after nitrogen pollution ceases?

  • Nitrogen deposition affects ecosystems in many different ways. In general, we see that when nitrogen deposition increases, natural biodiversity decreases
  • We will test how we could restore biodiversity and reverse the negative effects on ecosystems
  • The EU is in the process of revising its air quality policy right now! And we have an excellent experimental set-up!

Kan vi restaurere biologisk mangfold etter at nitrogenforurensing opphører?

  • Nitrogennedfallet påvirker økosystemene på en rekke forskjellige måter. Generelt ser vi at når nitrogennedfallet øker så vil det naturlig artsmangfoldet minke
  • Vi skal teste hvordan vi kunne restaurere det biologiske mangfoldet og reversere de negative effektene på økosystemene
  • EU er i ferd med å revidere sin luftkvalitetspolitikk akkurat nå! Og vi har et kjempe-pent forsøksfeltet!

Relevant publications

Dorland, E., Stevens, C.J., Gaudnik, C., Corcket, E., Rotthier, S., Wotherspoon, K., Jokerud, M., Vandvik, V., Soons, M.B., Hefting, M.H., Aarrestad, P.A., Alard, D., Diekmann, M., Duprè, C., Dise, N.B., Gowing, D.J.G. & Bobbink, R. 2013. Differential effects of oxidised and reduced nitrogen on vegetation and soil chemcistry of species-rich acidic grasslands. Water, Air & Soil Pollution 224: 1664. 10.1007/s11270-013-1664-4

Stevens, C.J., Gowing, D.J.G., Wotherspoon, K.A., Alard, D., Aarrestad, P.A., Bleeker, A., Bobbink, R., Diekmann, M., Dise, N.B., Duprè, C., Dorland, E., Gaudnik, C., Rotthier, S., Soons, M.B. & Corcket, E. 2011. Addressing the impact of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on western European grasslands. Environmental Management 48: 885-894. 10.1007/s00267-011-9745-x