Impact of air pollution on pine forests in north-west part of Russia
- Komarov Botanical Institute, Petersburg (Russian Federation)
The goal of research-assessment of industrial air contamination on pine stands ecosystems and their components. These studies were made in Pineta Hylocomiosa of III-IV age classes in western part of Leningrad region. Studies did not reveal visible traits of worsening of vitality state of pine forests under air pollution. Fundamental characteristics of vegetation layers (tree, grass-dwarf shrub, moss-lichen and epiphytic lichen cover) are determined mainly by conditions of habitats on permanent sample areas (age of stands, time of fires, cuttings, etc.). At the same time our research of fine roots of Scots pine has shown that with increase of airtechnogenic pollution or with approach to sources of emission in upper parts of soil horizons mycorrhize formation intensifies in 30-40 times. Diversity of mycorrhizas in form, color of mycelia cap, branching pattern and arrangement on sucking roots increase considerably.
- OSTI ID:
- 107158
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9507129-; ISSN 0012-9623; TRN: 95:006512-0074
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Vol. 76, Issue 3; Conference: 80. anniversary of the transdisciplinary nature of ecology, Snowbird, UT (United States), 30 Jul - 3 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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