Aerosols have always been part of the atmosphere, and plant surfaces are a major aerosol
sink. Given the nutrient content of aerosols and the natural stability of aerosol concentrations …

▪ Abstract Phytotoxic effects of ozone are described with emphasis on secondary plant
metabolism. Numerous ozone-induced genes, enzymes and stress metabolites of …

Particulate matter (PM) accumulation on leaves of 22 trees and 25 shrubs was examined in
test fields in Norway and Poland. Leaf PM in different particle size fractions (PM10, PM2. 5 …

The particulate matter (PM) pollution of Bei**g fluctuated significantly before and after
precipitation events during the rainy period. The rainwater samples were continually …

The inclusion of forests as potential biological sinks in the Kyoto Protocol to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1997 has attracted …

The extraordinary drought during the summer of 2003 in Central Europe allowed to examine
responses of adult beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) to co-occurring stress by soil moisture …

Temperature increase and altered precipitation are facets of “Global Change”, along with
enhanced tropospheric ozone (O 3) and CO 2 levels. Both O 3 and drought may curtail the …

In spite of numerous experimental studies, it has, sofar, not been possible to link historic
changes inforest growth to acid deposition at regional scales, partly due to difficulties in …

The study presents results of the 2010 forest health and vitality survey carried out on the
representative net of Level I plots of ICP Forests and the FutMon project. The survey was …

An experiment was carried out in open-top chambers located in eastern Spain. One-yr-old
Pinus halepensis Mill. seedlings were exposed during three consecutive summers to the …