Evidence, causes, and consequences of declining nitrogen availability in terrestrial ecosystems

RE Mason, JM Craine, NK Lany, M Jonard, SV Ollinger… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The productivity of ecosystems and their capacity to support life depends on access to
reactive nitrogen (N). Over the past century, humans have more than doubled the global …

Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

[HTML][HTML] Changes of nitrogen deposition in China from 1980 to 2018

Z Wen, W Xu, Q Li, M Han, A Tang, Y Zhang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
China has experienced a dramatic change in atmospheric reactive nitrogen (Nr) emissions
over the past four decades. However, it remains unclear how nitrogen (N) deposition has …

Global response patterns of plant photosynthesis to nitrogen addition: A meta‐analysis

X Liang, T Zhang, X Lu, DS Ellsworth… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A mechanistic understanding of plant photosynthetic response is needed to reliably predict
changes in terrestrial carbon (C) gain under conditions of chronically elevated atmospheric …

Accounting for forest condition in Europe based on an international statistical standard

J Maes, AG Bruzón, JI Barredo, S Vallecillo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Covering 35% of Europe's land area, forest ecosystems play a crucial role in safeguarding
biodiversity and mitigating climate change. Yet, forest degradation continues to undermine …

Anthropogenic global shifts in biospheric N and P concentrations and ratios and their impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem productivity, food security, and human health

J Penuelas, IA Janssens, P Ciais… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of carbon (C) from high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and
anthropogenic release of nitrogen (N) is increasing, but these increases are not paralleled …

Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry

J Sardans, IA Janssens, P Ciais, M Obersteiner… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies on ecological stoichiometry (ES) have increased rapidly in number in recent years.
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric nitrogen deposition: A review of quantification methods and its spatial pattern derived from the global monitoring networks

Q Zhang, Y Li, M Wang, K Wang, F Meng, L Liu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is a vital component of the global N cycle. Excessive N
deposition on the Earth's surface has adverse impacts on ecosystems and humans …

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations correlate with declining nutritional status of European forests

J Penuelas, M Fernández-Martínez… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The drivers of global change, including increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations, N and
S deposition, and climate change, likely affect the nutritional status of forests. Here we show …

Trends and geographic variation in adverse impacts of nitrogen use in Europe on human health, climate, and ecosystems: A review

W de Vries, M Posch, D Simpson, FAAM de Leeuw… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the trends and geographic variation of impacts of reactive
nitrogen (N) inputs on in Europe through impacts on air, soil and water quality. It illustrates …