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Understanding nitrogen impacts on dry dunes and dune wetlands

Laurence Jones
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Bangor, Environment Centre Wales, North Wales, UK

There is increasing evidence of the effects that excess nitrogen has on semi-natural ecosystems globally, affecting vegetation, soils and ecosystem processes. Although coastal systems can be highly dynamic and in some cases receive inputs of nitrogen from marine sources, sand dune ecosystems have also been shown to be sensitive to nitrogen.

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