The effects of increased atmospheric nitrogen inputs, from both NOy and NHx, on diversity in
various semi‐natural and natural ecosystems are reviewed. The severity of these impacts …

Simple Summary Programs to conserve biphasic amphibians may fail if threats at different
life stages are not addressed. Anthropogenic threats, such as altered hydroperiods and …

Cadmium, a nonessential heavy metal that comes from natural and anthropogenic sources,
is a teratogen, carcinogen, and a possible mutagen. Assessment of potential risk from …

Recent reports of world‐wide declines and extinctions of amphibian populations have raised
questions about the relation of environmental change to the demise of certain amphibian …

The emissions of ammonia (NH3) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) have strongly increased in
Europe in the second half of the 20th century. Ammonia is volatilized from intensive …

Atmospheric deposition of inorganic N, mainly ammonium volatilized from manure produced
in intensive stockbreeding, on sensitive terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in The …

Abstract Effects of increased N deposition, caused by agricultural practices and combustion
of fossil fuels in traffic and industry, have been studied in detail for soil and water chemistry …

One of the major threats to the structure and the functioning of natural and semi-natural
ecosystems is the recent increase in air-borne nitrogen pollution (NH y and NO x) …

This article is a state-of-the-art review about such metals as Al, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Cr,
Ni, Hg, and As in surface waters. It focuses on natural and anthropogenic sources, chemical …

Spatially varying directional selection together with restricted gene flow among populations
is expected to lead to local adaptation. One environmental factor that potentially causes …