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ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
卷 97, 期 -, 页码 296-309出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.08.034
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Nitrogen deposition; Ammonia; Ombrotrophic bog; Denuder filter samplers; Critical load; Intensive agriculture
Rising levels of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition have been found to affect the primary productivity and species composition of most terrestrial ecosystems. Highly vulnerable ecosystems such as nutrient-poor bogs are expected to respond to increasing N input rates with a decrease in plant species diversity. Our study site - a moderately drained raised bog and one of only very few remaining protected peatland areas in Northwestern Germany - is surrounded by highly fertilised agricultural land and intensive livestock production. We quantified the annual deposition of atmospheric N over a period of two years. Dry deposition rates of different N species and their reactants were calculated from day and night-time concentrations measured by a RAPS denuder filter system. Dry N deposition amounted to 10.9 +/- 1.0 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) (year 1) and 10.5 +/- 1.0 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1) (year 2). More than 80% of total deposited N was attributed to ammonia (NH3). A strong seasonality in NH3 concentrations and depositions could be observed. Day and night-time concentrations and depositions, however, did not differ significantly. Total N deposition including bulk N deposition resulted in about 25 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1). Our results suggest that the intensive agricultural land management of surrounding areas and strongly emitting animal husbandry lead to N inputs into the protected peatland area that exceed the ecosystem's specific critical load up to fivefold. This gives rise to the assumption that a further shift in plant species composition with a subsequent alteration of the local hydrological regime can be expected. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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