Regional variation in forest health under long-term air pollution mitigated by lithological conditions

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 195; no. 3; pp. 355 - 371
• Main Authors: Purdon, Mark, Cienciala, Emil, Metelka, Václav, Beranová, Jana, Hunová, Iva, Cerny, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.07.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acid deposition; age structure; air pollution; altitude; bedrock; Biological and medical sciences; calcium carbonate; Defoliation; Discoloration; forest decline; forest stands; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Norway spruce; Olfaction. Taste; Perception; Picea abies; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; soil; Soil acidification; soil pH; soil types; sulfur; time series analysis; tree classes; Czech Republic; Europe; Czech Rep; Discoloration; Norway spruce; Acid deposition; Defoliation; Soil acidification; Forests; Stability; Acidification; Forest decline; Soils; Light; Gymnospermae; Flysch; Nutrient; Air pollution; Strategy; Coniferales; Spermatophyta; Carbonates; Picea abies; Age

Forest defoliation and discoloration have been monitored extensively in Europe over the past decade, yet the number of published studies seeking to interpret these data in light of environmental parameters such as lithology and airborne pollution are few. In this study we summarize and compare data...