Author: J. J. LeePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Effects of Sulfuric Acid Rain on Decomposition Rate and Chemical Element Content of Hardwood Leaf Litter
Author: J. J. LeeEffects of Acid Rain on Forest Processes
Author: Douglas L. GodboldPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471517689
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
A detailed analysis of acidification effects on forest soil, rhizosphere and plant life and on the processes connecting them such as nutrient uptake and mineral cycling. Presents findings from the Solling project, an important long-term study on acid rain results in Germany's Black Forest, as well as other European forests which have experienced severe acid rain damage as a means of evaluating and predicting similar harm to U.S. forests.
Mechanisms of Forest Response to Acidic Deposition
Author: Alan A. LucierPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146123364X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
A unique contribution to the literature on acidic deposition, this volume offers a collection of in-depth analysis of the key mechanisms governing forest response to acidic inputs. Among the mechanisms reviewed here are foliage leaching, aluminum mobilization, mineral weathering, soil organisms, and rhizosphere processes. Researchers and students in soil science, forest ecology, and environmental science, as well as policy makers and forest managers concerned with assessment of acidic deposition effects will value this concise monograph for its detailed examination of selected technical issues and its comprehensive reference sections.
Acid Rain, 1983-85
Author: Sheldon CheneyPublisher:
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Category : Acid rain
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Biologic Markers of Air-Pollution Stress and Damage in Forests
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: 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.
Effects of Sulfuric Acid Rain on Two Model Hardwood Forests
Author: Jeffrey J. LeePublisher:
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Category : Acid rain
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches
Author: Simon A. LevinPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461235200
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Ecotoxicology is the science that seeks to predict the impacts of chemi cals upon ecosystems. This involves describing and predicting ecological changes ensuing from a variety of human activities that involve release of xenobiotic and other chemicals to the environment. A fundamental principle of ecotoxicology is embodied in the notion of change. Ecosystems themselves are constantly changing due to natural processes, and it is a challenge to distinguish the effects of anthropogenic activities against this background of fluctuations in the natural world. With the frustratingly large, diverse, and ever-emerging sphere of envi ronmental problems that ecotoxicology must address, the approaches to individual problems also must vary. In part, as a consequence, there is no established protocol for application of the science to environmental prob lem-solving. The conceptual and methodological bases for ecotoxicology are, how ever, in their infancy, and thus still growing with new experiences. In deed, the only robust generalization for research on different ecosystems and different chemical stresses seems to be a recognition of the necessity of an ecosystem perspective as focus for assessment. This ecosystem basis for ecotoxicology was the major theme of a previous pUblication by the Ecosystems Research Center at Cornell University, a special issue of Environmental Management (Levin et al. 1984). With that effort, we also recognized an additional necessity: there should be a continued develop ment of methods and expanded recognition of issues for ecotoxicology and for the associated endeavor of environmental management.
Forest Decline and Air Pollution
Author: Ernst-Detlef SchulzePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642613322
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
During the last decade, forest decline has become increasingly apparent. The decline in forest health was often reported to be associated with air pollution. The present study on Norway spruce stands in the Fichtelgebirge analyses various processes interacting within forest ecosystems. It covers transport and deposition of air pollutants, the direct effects of pollutants on above-ground plant parts, the responses of soil to acid rain, and the changing nutrient availability, and the accompanying effects on plant metabolism and growth. The role of fungi, microorganisms and soil animals in the decline of these stands is also assessed. The volume is concluded with a synthesis evaluation of the influence of different factors, and their interactions on forest decline.
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