Spatial distribution and isotopic signatures of N and C in mosses across Europe.

Autor: Izquieta-Rojano S; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain., Morera-Gómez Y; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain. Electronic address: ymorera@unav.es., Elustondo D; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain., Lasheras E; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain., Santamaría C; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain., Torrens-Baile J; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain., Alber R; Agency for Environment and Climate Protection, Biological Laboratory, Unterbergstr. 2, 39055 Leifers, Italy., Barandovski L; Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, POB 162, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia., Coşkun M; Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey., Coskun M; Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Vocational Health School, Turkey., Danielsson H; IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden., De Temmerman L; Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre CODA-CERVA, Tervuren, Belgium., Harmens H; UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK., Jeran Z; Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Leblond S; PatriNat (OFB, MNHN), 12 Rue Buffon, CP39, 75005 Paris, France., Martínez-Abaigar J; Universidad de La Rioja, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain., Núñez-Olivera E; Universidad de La Rioja, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Madre de Dios 53, 26006 Logroño, Spain., Pesch R; Institute for Applied Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics (IAPG), University of Applied Sciences, Oldenburg, Germany., Pihl Karlsson G; IVL - Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden., Piispanen J; Natural Resources Institute Finland, Paavo Havaksen tie 3, FI-90570 Oulu, Finland., Soja G; Institute for Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Vienna, Austria., Spiric Z; Green Infrastructure Ltd., Borongajska cesta 81c., HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia., Stafilov T; Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, POB 162, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia., Thöni L; FUB - Research Group for Environmental Monitoring, Alte Jonastrasse 83, 8640 Rapperswil, Switzerland., Santamaría JM; Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2024 Dec 14; Vol. 958, pp. 178043. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178043
Abstrakt: The accumulation of nitrogen (N) in moss tissue has proven to be a reliable marker of increasing N deposition. However, this measurement does not offer additional data about the origin of pollution. In this respect, the analysis of the N isotopic ratios might be a helpful tool in providing supplementary information about the nature of the nitrogenous species in biomonitoring surveys. Furthermore, isotopic signatures have been extensively used in the study of N and carbon (C) biogeochemical cycles. The main purpose of this study was to determine N and C elemental contents and their stable isotopes in mosses to investigate atmospheric pollution patterns across Europe. We aimed at identifying the main N polluted areas and evaluating the potential use of isotopic signatures in the attribution of pollution sources at a regional scale. With these objectives in mind, >1300 samples from 15 countries from Europe, all of them participants of the ICP-Vegetation programme 2005-2006, were analyzed for their C and N contents and δ 15 N and δ 13 C. The results were compared to those derived from EMEP model, which provided modeled deposition and emission data, as well as to the predominant land uses at the sampling sites (based on CORINE Land Cover). This evaluation suggests that additional measurements of stable C and N isotopes in mosses could be a valuable tool in European environmental surveys. Such measurements not only provide useful information for identifying probable pollution sources but also enable the quantification of their contributions, serving as biological indicators of significant environmental processes. This study presents the first quantitative assessment of major atmospheric nitrogen (N) sources based on stable isotope analysis on a European scale, establishing a framework for evaluating historical changes in N across the region.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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