Methods of assessing responses of trees, stands, and ecosystems to air pollution (Chapter 7). Book chapter

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5220106

Stolte, K W; Duriscoe, D M; Cook, E R; Cline, S P

The chapter focuses on three main types of assessments of pollution effects used in the case studies chronicled in Chapter 8 through 12 (Regional Studies of conifer forests in the west). These are measures of crown condition of individual trees; impacts on populations and communities; and temporal patterns in radial growth. The concepts behind the development of each approach are introduced with references to previous work, leading to a discussion of the state of science. The importance of quality assurance techniques to the success of any assessment of air pollution effects is also discussed.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR (United States). Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5220106
• Report Number(s): PB-92-180231/XAB; EPA-600/A-92/104
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Prepared in cooperation with Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Research Triangle Park, NC. Forestry Sciences Lab., Lamont-Doherty Geological Inst., Palisades, NY., Sequoia and Kings Canyon Natl. Parks, Three Rivers, CA., and ManTech Environ. Tech. Intl., Inc., Corvallis, OR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CONIFERS
SENSITIVITY
FORESTS
PRODUCTIVITY
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
NUTRIENTS
OZONE
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT CELLS
PLANT GROWTH
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
GROWTH
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PINOPHYTA
PLANTS
POLLUTION
SYNTHESIS
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology