Monitoring the effects of air pollution on forest condition in Europe: Is crown defoliation an adequate indicator?

IForest

Volumn 3, Issue JULY, 2010, Pages 86-88

  Johnson, J ^a   Jacob, Mascha ^b  

^a Georg August Universität Göttingen ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Crown condition; Defoliation; Forest health; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861534677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0538-003     Document Type: Review

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