Meteorological factors and air pollution in Lithuanian forests: Possible effects on tree condition

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 587-595

  Ozolincius, Remigijus ^a   Stakenas, Vidas ^a   Serafinaviciute, Brigita ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Defoliation; Meteorological factors; Proportion of healthy trees

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

DECIDUOUS SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; QUERCUS ROBER;

FORESTRY;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

ACIDITY; AIR POLLUTION; ALDER; ASPEN; BIRCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFOLIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOREST; FRAXINUS; LITHUANIA; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NONHUMAN; NORWAY SPRUCE; OAK; PRECIPITATION; SCOTS PINE; TREE CROWN;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; LITHUANIA; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TREES; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTION; DEFOLIATION; FORESTRY; LITHUANIA; NITROGEN OXIDES; POPULUS TREMULA; PRECIPITATION; SOFTWOODS;

BALTIC STATES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LITHUANIA; NORTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ALNUS INCANA; BETULA SP.; CONIFEROPHYTA; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POPULUS TREMULA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 21944450980     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.01.044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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