Linking critical thresholds for acidity to forest condition by using element contents in tree rings: Consequences for the development of an integrated ecosystem assessment

IForest

Volumn 2, Issue JANUARY, 2009, Pages 51-53

  Augustin, S ^a  

^a Bundesamt fur Umweltschutz   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acidification; Critical limits; Critical loads; Soil chemistry; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861569109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0473-002     Document Type: Article

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