Seasonal differences and within-canopy variations of antioxidants in mature spruce (Picea abies) trees under elevated ozone in a free-air exposure system

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-253

  Hofer, Nora ^a   Alexou, Maria ^a   Heerdt, Christian ^b   Löw, Markus ^b   Werner, Herbert ^b   Matyssek, Rainer ^b   Rennenberg, Heinz ^a   Haberer, Kristine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Canopy position; Free air ozone fumigation; Picea abies; Summer drought

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; FUMIGATION; OXIDATION; OZONE; WASHING;

CANOPY POSITION; FREE-AIR OZONE FUMIGATION; REDOX STATE; SUMMER DROUGHT;

METABOLITES;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; OZONE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CANOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT; ELEVATION; FUMIGATION; OXIDATION; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; INFECTION CONTROL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHLOEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRUCE; XYLEM SAP; ZONATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ECOLOGY; GERMANY; GLUTATHIONE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; PICEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; RAIN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FOREST CANOPY; FUMIGATION; OZONE; PICEA ABIES;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 44449103131     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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