Impact of point source pollution on nitrogen isotope signatures (δ15N) of vegetation in SE Brazil.

Abstract:

:This study presents novel evidence that 15N natural abundance can be used as a robust indicator to detect pollutant nitrogen in natural plant communities. Vegetation from the heavily polluted industrial area of Cubatão in São Paulo State, SE Brazil, was strongly 15N depleted compared to plants at remote sites. Historic herbarium samples from Cubatão were significantly less 15N depleted than extant plants, indicating that 15N depletion of vegetation is associated with present-day nitrogen pollution in Cubatão. The heavy load of nitrogenous atmospheric pollutants in Cubatão provides a nitrogen source for plants, and strongly 15N depleted air NH3 is likely to contribute to plant and soil 15N depletion. Epiphytic plants from Cubatão were extremely 15N depleted (average -10.9‰) contrasting with epiphytes at remote sites (averages -1.0‰ and -3.0‰). Nitrogen isotope composition of vegetation provides a tool to determine input of pollutant nitrogen into plant communities. The strong isotopic change of epiphytes suggests that epiphytes are particularly sensitive biomonitors for atmospheric pollutant nitrogen.

journal_name

Oecologia

journal_title

Oecologia

authors

Stewart GR,Aidar MP,Joly CA,Schmidt S

doi

10.1007/s00442-002-0906-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-05-01 00:00:00

pages

468-472

issue

3

eissn

0029-8549

issn

1432-1939

pii

10.1007/s00442-002-0906-8

journal_volume

131

pub_type

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