Author: W.W. Heck Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9400913672 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 549
Book Description
During late 1985, the Research Management Committee (RMC) of the National Crop Loss Assessment Network (NCLAN) decided the most ap propriate way to bring the NCLAN program to a successful conclusion was to hold an international conference. It was envisaged as an opportunity to present an overview of results from the NCLAN program and as a chance to view the results in the context of ongoing research by members of the international community. * Although we wanted the Conference to have an assessment orientation, it was also intended for the Conference to focus on current state-of-knowledge. The Conference was designed to overview the needs of crop loss assessment, current approaches to assessment, progress in the development of predictive models, the use of the information for economic predictions, and the application of the data in policy decisions. Every effort was made to assure a broad representation of ideas. The Conference program was developed to evaluate major issues that address regional/national assessments of impacts of atmospheric pollutants on agricultural production. Sessions were structured to address specific issues by invited speakers, and by contributed papers and posters. First, background needs for doing loss assessment research including specific approaches and a rather detailed review of the NCLAN program were addressed (Session I). Session II addressed the needs for defining the exposure environment (e. g. extrapolating to regional concentrations and exposure characterization). Field approaches for determining crop loss were reviewed in Session III.
Author: MacKenzie JJ Ed Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Tree and Crop Injury, A Summary of the Evidence; New Types of Forest Damage in Central Europe; Concept of Forest Decline in Relation to Western U.S. Forests; Forest Decline Syndromes in the Southeastern United States; Decline of Red Spruce in the High Elevation Forests of the Northeastern United States; Assessment of Crop Losses from Air Pollutants in the United States; Economic Measures of the Impacts of Air Pollution on Health and Visibility; Policies to Reduce Damage to Forests and Crops.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309040787 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 377
Book Description
There is not much question that plants are sensitive to air pollution, nor is there doubt that air pollution is affecting forests and agriculture worldwide. In this book, specific criteria and evaluated approaches to diagnose the effects of air pollution on trees and forests are examined.