Air pollution, forest condition and forest decline in Southern Europe: An overview

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-65

  Bussotti, F ^a   Ferretti, M ^b  

^a Laboratorio di Botanica Forestale   (Italy)

^b LINN AEA Ambiente Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forest conditions; Forest decline; Mediterranean region; Ozone; Pollution climate

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OZONE; PLANTS (BOTANY); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONIFER FORESTS; FOREST CONDITIONS; FOREST DECLINE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MESOPHILE FORESTS; REFORESTATION PROJECTS; SCLEROPHYLLOUS FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

NITROGEN; OZONE; SULFUR;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FOREST; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; FOREST; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; SEASHORE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

(SOUTH); EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; QUERCUS;

EID: 0031708701     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00039-6     Document Type: Note

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