Synopses & Reviews
Air pollution has been recognized as a potential problem for forests for nearly 150 years. Today, sulfur dioxide, fluorides, heavy metals and ozone are a significant problem, usually from large scale sources in industrial and urban areas. Problems are exacerbated in those regions where there is a poor understanding of the factors involved in forest decline and destruction and no rigorous control over it has been established. This book is the first report from the International Union of Forest Research Organization's (IUFRO) Task Force on Environmental Change and provides an assessment of the extent of air pollution impacts on forests in heavily polluted regions. It includes case studies from Russia, Ontario (Canada), California and the Mediterranean region.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Air Pollution and Forests in Heavily Industrialized Regions: an Introduction, J. Oleksyn and J. L. Innes
2. Risks to Forests in Heavily Polluted Regions, A. Luttermann and B. Freedman
3. General Characteristics of the Damage to Forest Ecosystems in Russia Caused by Industrial Pollution, N. P. Vassilieva, M. L. Gytarsky, and R. T. Karaban
4. The Impacts of Air Pollution on the Northern Taiga Forests of the Kola Peninsula, Russian Federation, O. Rigina and M. V. Kozlov
5. The Impact of Heavy Metals on the Microbial Diversity of Podzolic Soils in the Kola Peninsula, G. A. Evdokimova
6. Air Pollution Impacts on Subarctic Forests at Noril'sk, Siberia, V. I. Kharuk
7. Landscape Degradation by Smelter Emissions near Sudbury, Canada, and Subsequent Amelioration and Restoration, K. Winterhalder
8. Impact of Air Pollution on the Forests of Central and Eastern Europe, K. Vancura et al.
9. Ozone Impacts on California Forests, P. R. Miller and M. J. Arbaugh
10. Ozone in the Mediterranean Region: Evidence of Injury to Vegetation, M.-J. Sanz and M. M. Millan
11. Revitalization and Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests Damaged by Air Pollution, M. V. Kozlov et al.
12. International Activities to Reduce Pollution Impacts at the Regional Scale, K. Bull and G. Fenech
13. The Future for Forests in Heavily Polluted Regions, J. L. Innes and J. Oleksyn
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