The effects of SO2 pollutant on forest tree needles at mountainous land around Izmir (Turkey)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 215-225

  Kantarci, M Dogan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acid rain and burnt; Annual ring thickness; Destruction of tree needles; Ecological cost; Ecological sensitivity; SO2 pollution

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MOUNTAIN REGION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREE RING;

EURASIA; IZMIR [IZMIR (PRV)]; IZMIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PINUS BRUTIA; PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 0042490329     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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