Harmens, H. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-0181; Norris, D.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-555X; Cooper, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-7918; Mills, G.; Steinnes, E.; Kubin, E.; Thöni, L.; Aboal, J.R.; Alber, R.; Carballeira, A.; Coşkun, M.; De Temmerman, L.; Frolova, M.; Gonzáles-Miqueo, L.; Jeran, Z.; Leblond, S.; Liiv, S.; Maňkovská, B.; Pesch, R.; Poikolainen, J.; Rühling, Å.; Santamaria, J.M.; Simonèiè, P.; Schröder, W.; Suchara, I.; Yurukova, L.; Zechmeister, H.G..
2011
Nitrogen concentrations in mosses indicate the spatial distribution of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Europe.
Environmental Pollution, 159 (10).
2852-2860.
10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.041
In 2005/6, nearly 3000 moss samples from (semi-)natural location across 16 European countries were
collected for nitrogen analysis. The lowest total nitrogen concentrations in mosses (<0.8%) were
observed in northern Finland and northern UK. The highest concentrations (>1.6%) were found in parts
of Belgium, France, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia and Bulgaria. The asymptotic relationship between the
nitrogen concentrations in mosses and EMEP modelled nitrogen deposition (averaged per
50 km x 50 km grid) across Europe showed less scatter when there were at least five moss sampling sites
per grid. Factors potentially contributing to the scatter are discussed. In Switzerland, a strong (r2 = 0.91)
linear relationship was found between the total nitrogen concentration in mosses and measured sitespecific
bulk nitrogen deposition rates. The total nitrogen concentrations in mosses complement
deposition measurements, helping to identify areas in Europe at risk from high nitrogen deposition at
a high spatial resolution.
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