The effects of short- and long-term air pollutants on plant phenology and leaf characteristics

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 206; pp. 382 - 389
• Main Authors: Jochner, Susanne, Markevych, Iana, Beck, Isabelle, Traidl-Hoffmann, Claudia, Heinrich, Joachim, Menzel, Annette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2015
• Subjects: acute exposure; Aesculus; Aesculus - anatomy & histology; Aesculus - drug effects; Aesculus - growth & development; air; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollutants - toxicity; Air pollution; Betula; Betula - anatomy & histology; Betula - drug effects; Betula - growth & development; chronic exposure; Correlation; Corylus - anatomy & histology; Corylus - drug effects; Corylus - growth & development; data collection; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Monitoring - statistics & numerical data; Exposure; Germany; land use; Leaf morphology; leaves; Models, Theoretical; monitoring; nitrogen content; Nitrogen dioxide; Nitrogen Oxides - analysis; Nitrogen Oxides - toxicity; ozone; Ozone - analysis; Ozone - toxicity; Particle Size; Particulate Matter - analysis; Particulate Matter - toxicity; Phenology; Plant Leaves - anatomy & histology; Plant Leaves - drug effects; Plant Leaves - growth & development; Pollutants; Pollution abatement; Regression; Regression Analysis; Specific leaf area; Temperature; Time Factors; Urbanization; vegetation; Leaf morphology; Air pollution; Temperature; Specific leaf area; Phenology

Pollution adversely affects vegetation; however, its impact on phenology and leaf morphology is not satisfactorily understood yet. We analyzed associations between pollutants and phenological data of birch, hazel and horse chestnut in Munich (2010) along with the suitability of leaf morphological pa...