Substantial uptake of atmospheric and groundwater nitrogen by dune slacks under different water table regimes

• Published in: Journal of coastal conservation Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 615 - 622
• Main Authors: Rhymes, J., Wallace, H., Tang, S. Y., Jones, T., Fenner, N., Jones, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.08.2018; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ammonium; Ammonium compounds; Ammonium nitrate; Biodiversity; botanical composition; Climate change; Coastal Sciences; Composition; Contamination; Damage assessment; Dunes; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystem assessment; ecosystems; Eutrophication; Evapotranspiration; Geography; Groundwater; Groundwater table; habitats; Interactions; Leaching; Mesocosms; Mineral nutrients; Nature Conservation; Nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrient content; Nutrients; Oceanography; Plant tissues; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; seasonal wetlands; Tissue; Uptake; Vegetation; Water depth; Water table; Water table depth; Soil; Dune slack; Ecology; Groundwater; Eutrophication

Dune slacks are biodiverse seasonal wetlands which experience considerable fluctuations in water table depths. They are subject to multiple threats such as eutrophication and climate change, and the interactions of both of these pressures are poorly understood. In this study we measured the impact o...