Ambient levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may reduce pollen viability in Austrian pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) trees - Correlative evidence from a field study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 402, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Gottardini, Elena ^a   Cristofori, Antonella ^a   Cristofolini, Fabiana ^a   Maccherini, Simona ^b   Ferretti, Marco ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Austrian pine; Nitrogen dioxide; Pollen viability; Sampling design; TTC test

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NONMETALS;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2); PINUS NIGRA ARNOLD; POLLEN VIABILITY; RANDOMIZED SAMPLING;

FORESTRY;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DETECTION METHOD; FIELDWORK; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; REGENERATION; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VIABILITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FIELD STUDY; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PINE; PINUS NIGRA; POLLEN; POLLEN GERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PINUS; POLLEN;

FORESTRY; GERMINATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NONMETALS; POLLEN; POLLUTION; SAMPLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 48749103241     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.04.048     Document Type: Article

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