Dias, T.; Malveiro, S.; Chaves, S.; Tenreiro, R.; Branquinho, C.; Martins-Loução, M.A.; Sheppard, L.J.; Cruz, C..
2011
Effects of increased N availability on biodiversity of
Mediterranean-type ecosystems: a case study in a
Natura 2000 site in Portugal.
In: Hicks, W.K.; Whitfield, C.P.; Bealey, W.J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3708-5864; Sutton, M.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-2072, (eds.)
Nitrogen deposition and Natura 2000: Science and practice in determining environmental impacts.
COST Office - European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 173-181.
Abstract
• Although Mediterranean-type ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots, very little is known
about the effects of increased N availability in these systems;
• This paper describes an integrated field study on the effects of increased N availability in a
Mediterranean-type ecosystem in a Natura 2000 site in Portugal;
• The ecosystem was highly N responsive: visible changes were seen within one year; N
additions created new and distinct seasonal patterns of soil N availability; plant and soil
bacterial diversity together with plant cover were increased;
• The effects of increased N availability appeared to depend on N form - plant evenness; N
dose - plant species richness; and on both N form and dose - species cover and soil bacterial
richness.
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