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Research article
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12 Dec 2017
Research article |
| 12 Dec 2017
Nitrogen leaching from natural ecosystems under global change: a modelling study
Maarten C. Braakhekke
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Faculty of
Geosciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Postbus 30314, 2500
GH, The Hague, the Netherlands
Karin T. Rebel
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Faculty of
Geosciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Stefan C. Dekker
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Faculty of
Geosciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Benjamin Smith
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund
University, 22362, Lund, Sweden
Arthur H. W. Beusen
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Postbus 30314, 2500
GH, The Hague, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Faculty of Geosciences,
Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80021, 3508 TA, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Martin J. Wassen
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Faculty of
Geosciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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Short summary
Nitrogen input in natural ecosystems usually has a positive effect on plant growth. However, too much N causes N leaching, which contributes to water pollution. Using a global model we estimated that N leaching from natural lands has increased by 73 % during the 20th century, mainly due to rising N deposition from the atmosphere caused by emissions from fossil fuels and agriculture. Climate change and increasing CO2 concentration had positive and negative effects (respectively) on N leaching.
Nitrogen input in natural ecosystems usually has a positive effect on plant growth. However, too...
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