Assessing the relevance of atmospheric heavy metal deposition with regard to ecosystem integrity and human health in Germany

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Table 6 Yield potentials of the different vegetation types of the forest-free near-natural/semi-natural ecosystems

Vegetation type	Dry matter yield with extensive grassland use [t ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]
Vegetation type	E_max(Phyto)	E_min(Phyto)
Nutrient-poor grassland	1.5	0.65
Heathen	1.4	0.8
Dry lime turf	1.7	0.11
Wet and wet meadows	2.5	0.1
Flood meadows and floodplain meadows	1.6	0.8
Fresh meadows/fresh pastures	1.5	0.65

Sources: Bobbink and Hettelingh [78]. Bohner et al. [79]. Bolte [80]. Brenner et al. [81]. Briemle et al. [82]. Brünner and Schöllhorn [83]. Dierschke and Briemle [84]. Elsäßer [85]. Keienburg and Prüter [86]. Klapp [87]. Luthardt et al. [53]. Petersen [88]. Quade [89]. Ruhr-Stickstoff-Aktiengesellschaft [90]. Stein-Bachinger et al. [91]. Tischew [92]