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Until recently, the impact of air pollutants on ecosystems was considered to result mainly from acidification (e.g. Hultberg, 1985). Some air pollutants, however, also cause eutrophication of formerly nutrient-poor ecosystems. In Western Europe, especially in The Netherlands, eutrophication of terrestrial ecosystems results largely from atmospheric ammonia deposition volatilized from intensive agricultural systems (dairy farming and intensive animal husbandry) (Asman, 1987; Buijsman et al., 1987; Vos and Zonneveld, 1993, this volume).
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Berendse, F., Aerts, R., Bobbink, R. (1993). Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and its impact on terrestrial ecosystems. In: Vos, C.C., Opdam, P. (eds) Landscape Ecology of a Stressed Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2318-1_5
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