Dijk van, G., et al. 2019
Mires and peatlands in general are heavily
influenced by anthropogenic stressors like acidification,
eutrophication, desiccation and fragmentation.
Groundwater-fed mires are, in contrast to rainwater-fed
mires, often well protected against desiccation due to
constant groundwater discharge. Groundwater-fed
mires can however be influenced by groundwater pol-
lution such as groundwater nitrate enrichment, a threat
which has received minor attention in literature. The
present case study demonstrates how groundwater ni-
trate enrichment can affect the biogeochemical function-
ing and vegetation composition of groundwater-fed
mires through direct nitrogen enrichment and indirect
nitrate-induced sulphate mobilisation from geological
deposits.