Visible leaf injury in young trees of Fagus sylvatica L. and Quercus robur L. in relation to ozone uptake and ozone exposure. An Open-Top Chambers experiment in South Alpine environmental conditions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-284

  Gerosa, G ^a   Marzuoli, R ^a   Desotgiu, R ^b   Bussotti, F ^b   Ballarin Denti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AOT40; Beech; Oak; Ozone flux; Visible leaf injury

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER;

OZONE EXPOSURE; OZONE FLUX; VISIBLE LEAF INJURY;

FORESTRY;

CHARCOAL; OZONE; WATER;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INJURY; LEAF; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL MOISTURE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAGUS SYLVATICA; JUVENILE TREE; LEAF DAMAGE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PLANT METABOLISM; QUERCUS ROBUR; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES; SPECIES COMPARISON; TREE; WATER STRESS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAGUS; FORESTRY; ITALY; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PLANT LEAVES; QUERCUS; SEEDLING;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; WATER;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 39749192016     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.045     Document Type: Article

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