Ozone exposure-response relationships for biomass and root/shoot ratio of beech (Fagus sylvatica), ash (Fraxinus excelsior), Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 473-478

  Landolt, W ^a   Buhlmann U ^a   Bleuler, P ^a   Bucher, J B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Critical level; Ozone; Root shoot ratio; Tree seedlings

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

BIOMASS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; FOREST; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREE;

FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0033627336     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00050-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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