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Derivation of Critical Loads of Nitrogen for Habitat Types and Their Exceedances in the Netherlands

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A method is presented to simulate nitrogen (N) critical load values per vegetation type in the Netherlands following the method outlined in Chap.  3 and to integrate these simulated critical loads with empirical values to unique values per habitat type as defined in the European Habitats Directive. In this way critical loads are generated that (a) can be used as local deposition targets to comply with the Habitats Directive, and (b) have a broad international support.

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    Han F. van Dobben, Janet P. Mol-Dijkstra, Henricus J.J. Wieggers, Johannes Kros & Wim de Vries

  2. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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  3. Ministry of Economic Affairs, Den Haag, The Netherlands

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van Dobben, H. et al. (2015). Derivation of Critical Loads of Nitrogen for Habitat Types and Their Exceedances in the Netherlands. In: de Vries, W., Hettelingh, JP., Posch, M. (eds) Critical Loads and Dynamic Risk Assessments. Environmental Pollution, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9508-1_22

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