The isoetid environment: biogeochemistry and threats

AJP Smolders, E Lucassen, JGM Roelofs - Aquatic Botany, 2002 - Elsevier
Isoetid species are small, slow-growing, evergreen water plants with thick, stiff leaves or
stems that form basal rosettes and have a proportionally large below ground biomass …

Trends and geographic variation in adverse impacts of nitrogen use in Europe on human health, climate, and ecosystems: A review

W de Vries, M Posch, D Simpson, FAAM de Leeuw… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the trends and geographic variation of impacts of reactive
nitrogen (N) inputs on in Europe through impacts on air, soil and water quality. It illustrates …

Effects of moderate ammonium enrichment on three submersed macrophytes under contrasting light availability

TE Cao, L Ni, P Xie, J Xu, M Zhang - Freshwater Biology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Increased ammonium concentrations and decreased light availability in a water column
have been reported to adversely affect submersed vegetation in eutrophic waters worldwide …

The role of NH+ 4 toxicity in the decline of the submersed macrophyte Vallisneria natans in lakes of the Yangtze River basin, China

T Cao, P Xie, L Ni, A Wu, M Zhang, S Wu… - Marine and …, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
Experimental and field studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of NH4+ enrichment
on growth and distribution of the submersed macrophyte, Vallisneria natans L, in lakes of the …

Growth reduction of Sphagnum magellanicum subjected to high nitrogen deposition: the role of amino acid nitrogen concentration

J Limpens, F Berendse - Oecologia, 2003 - Springer
We tested the relationship between Sphagnum growth and the amount of nitrogen stored in
free amino acids in a fertilisation experiment with intact peat monoliths in an open …

Carbon and nitrogen metabolism of an eutrophication tolerative macrophyte, Potamogeton crispus, under NH4+ stress and low light availability

T Cao, P Xie, L Ni, M Zhang, J Xu - Environmental and Experimental Botany, 2009 - Elsevier
Submersed macrophytes in eutrophic lakes often experience high NH4+ concentration and
low light availability in the water column. This study found that an NH4+–N concentration of …

Toxicity of reduced nitrogen in eelgrass (Zostera marina) is highly dependent on shoot density and pH

T Van der Heide, AJP Smolders, BGA Rijkens… - Oecologia, 2008 - Springer
In sheltered, eutrophicated estuaries, reduced nitrogen (NH x), and pH levels in the water
layer can be greatly enhanced. In laboratory experiments, we studied the interactive effects …

Ammonium, microcystins, and hypoxia of blooms in eutrophic water cause oxidative stress and C–N imbalance in submersed and floating-leaved aquatic plants in …

M Zhang, Z Wang, J Xu, Y Liu, L Ni, T Cao, P Xie - Chemosphere, 2011 - Elsevier
The heavy bloom of cyanobacteria is a disastrous consequence of freshwater
eutrophication, and the bloom is highly toxic due to its secondary metabolites called …

Mechanisms involved in the decline of Stratiotes aloides L. in The Netherlands: sulphate as a key variable

AJP Smolders, LPM Lamers, C Hartog, JGM Roelofs - Hydrobiologia, 2003 - Springer
In the last century, Stratiotes aloides L.(Water Soldier) has declined considerably in the
Netherlands. The species has disappeared almost completely from the littoral zones of the …

The Dutch N-cascade in the European perspective

JW Erisman, N Domburg, W de Vries, H Kros… - Science in China Series …, 2005 - Springer
The Netherlands is “well known” for its nitrogen problems; it has one of the highest reactive
nitrogen (Nr) emission densities in the world. It is a small country at the delta of several large …