State of Science and Knowledge Gaps with Respect to Air Pollution Impacts on Forests: Reports from Concurrent IUFRO 7.04.00 Working Party Sessions

• Published in: Water, air, and soil pollution Vol. 116; no. 1-2; pp. 443 - 448
• Main Authors: Percy, K., Bucher, J., Cape, J., Ferretti, M., Heath, R., Jones, H.E., Karnosky, D., Matyssek, R., Muller-Starck, G., Paoletti, E., Rosengren-Brinck, U., Sheppard, L., Skelly, J., Weetman, G.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.11.1999; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air pollution; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Atmospheric pollution; Biological and medical sciences; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on plants and fungi; Environmental impact; Environmental monitoring; forest damage; Forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Non agrochemicals pollutants; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; phytotoxicity; Pollution effects and side effects of agrochemicals on crop plants and forest trees. Other anthropogenic factors; Pollution effects. Side effects of agrochemicals; Soil contamination; Soil pollution; Climate; Nutrition; Silviculture; Environmental factor; Review; Soils; Phytotoxicity; Environment impact; Genetic improvement; Air pollution; Diagnosis; Measurement method; Monitoring
• ISSN: 0049-6979; 1573-2932
• DOI: 10.1023/A:1005235932153

An overview is provided of the state of the science and the knowledge gaps identified by five IUFRO Working Party sessions. The sessions covered the following topics: diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation; biochemical and physiological aspects; soil organisms, rhizosphere, and nutrient uptake; genetic aspects of air pollution and climate change; and silviculture in polluted areas. The findings suggest that a balanced, interdisciplinary approach is required in the future, involving the integration of research and monitoring, to better assess the air pollution effects on forest ecosystems.