Potential impact of ozone on coniferous forests of the interior southwestern United States

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-280

  Diem, Jeremy ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Coniferous forests; Ozone; Southwestern United States

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 11144280995     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8306.9302001     Document Type: Review

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