High tolerance of subalpine grassland to long-term ozone exposure is independent of N input and climatic drivers

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 189, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-168

  Volk, Matthias ^a   Wolff, Veronika ^a   Bassin, Seraina ^a   Ammann, Christof ^a   Fuhrer, Jürg ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Critical load level; Nitrogen; Phytotoxic ozone dose POD; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC DRIVERS; CRITICAL LOAD; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PHYTOTOXIC OZONE DOSE;

OZONE;

NITROGEN; OZONE;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE EFFECT; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRESS; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRASSLAND; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT STRESS; PRECIPITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; CRITICAL LOAD/LEVEL; NITROGEN; PHYTOTOXIC OZONE DOSE POD; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CAREX PLANT; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FESTUCA; NITROGEN; OZONE;

EID: 84896947375     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.02.032     Document Type: Article

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