Air pollution, global change and forests in the new millenium

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Autor: Karnosky, D..
ISBN: 978-0-08-044317-1.
Editorial: Elsevier Science Publishers
Características: 2003, 484 Págs., 2003, Inglés, Cartoné.
Precio orientativo: 100,69 euros (IVA incluido).
Materia: Tecnologia medioambiental.
Sub-materia: Contaminacion general.

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Sinopsis de Air pollution, global change and forests in the new millenium

The chapters in this book present a snapshot of the state of knowledge of air pollution effects at the beginning of the 21st century. From their different disciplines, a distinguished collection of authors document their understanding of how leaves, trees, and forests respond to air pollutants and climate change. Scenarios of global change and air pollution are described. The authors describe responses of forests to climate variability, tropospheric ozone, rising atmospheric CO2, the combination of CO2 and ozone, and deposition of acidic compounds and heavy metals. The responses to ozone receive particular attention because of increasing concern about its damaging effects and increasing concentrations in rural areas. Scaling issues are addressed - from leaves to trees, from juvenile trees to mature trees, from short-term responses to long-term responses, and from small-scale experiments and observations to large-scale fore...