Potential ambient ozone impact on ecosystems in the Czech Republic as indicated by exposure index AOT40

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-47

  Hůnová, Iva ^a   Livorová, Hana ^a   Ostatnická, Jana ^a  

^a CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ambient ozone; AOT40; Ecosystems; Exposure; Indicator; The Czech Republic

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; OZONE; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

WATER CONTENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

MONITORING; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VEGETATION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 0041386647     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-160X(03)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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