Pollution and climate change drive long-term change in Scottish wetland vegetation composition

• Published in: Biological conservation Vol. 210; pp. 72 - 79
• Main Authors: Britton, Andrea J., Hewison, Richard L., Mitchell, Ruth J., Riach, Dave
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2017
• Subjects: acidification; botanical composition; Bryophyta; Carex; climate; climate change; eutrophication; forbs; graminoids; Grazing; habitats; heat sums; highlands; landscapes; nitrogen; Nitrogen deposition; nutrient availability; pollutants; sheep; Spring; sulfur; Sulphur deposition; surveys; Swamp; swamps; Upland; vegetation; Swamp; Nitrogen deposition; Grazing; Spring; Sulphur deposition; Upland

Wetlands are key components of upland landscapes and support a diverse and specialised biota. These habitats are subject to multiple drivers of change including pollutant deposition, climate change and grazing, which have varied over the last four decades. We used a resurvey approach to investigate...