Effects of Air Polution on Forest Health and Biodiversity in Forests of the Carpa: Bioadversity in Forests on the Carpathian Mountains

by Robert C. Szaro, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Julius Oszlanyi

Overview

Szaro (International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Special Program for Developing Countries, Austria) presents papers from a May 2002 NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in Stara Lesna, Slovakia, comparing the results of studies of the effects of air pollution on ecosystems in the Carpathian Mountains with similar studies in other parts of Europe, and summarizing the latest knowledge on ozone distribution and its potential for biological effects in forests. Papers are collected in sections on the role of cooperative research, forest health and the Carpathian region, and air pollution status and effects in the Carpathians. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781586032586
Publisher:	IOS Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	NATO Science Series: Life and Behavioural Sciences
Pages:	319
Product dimensions:	9.66(w) x 6.62(h) x 0.95(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	v
	List of Participants	vii
Section I	The Role of Cooperative Research in Understanding the Impacts of Air Pollution on Forests
	Effects of Air Pollution on Forest Health and Biodiversity in Forests of the Carpathian Mountains: An Overview	3
	Importance of International Research Cooperative Programs for Better Understanding of Air Pollution Effects on Forest Ecosystems in Central Europe	13
Section II	Air Pollution Status and Effects on Forests
	Is Air Pollution an Important Factor in Forest Health?	23
	Ozone Effects on Forest Vegetation in Europe	43
Section III	Nature Protection and Forest Health in the Carpathian Region
	Development of Nature Protection Areas in Slovakia--A Role of Landscape Ecology	53
	Nature Conservation in Poland, Emphasising the Carpathian Mountains	59
	Forest Health Status in the Carpathian Mountains, Europe: 1997-1999	69
	Is Sustainable Development of Carpathian Mountain Forests Possible?	76
	Vegetation of Selected Forest Stands in the Carpathian Mountains	96
Section IV	Air Pollution Status and Effects on Forests in the Carpathian Mountains
IV-1	Air Pollution Status
	GIS as a Tool for Evaluating Air Pollution and Biological Resources of Carpathian Forests	121
	Ozone, Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide Air Pollution in Forests of the Carpathian Mountains
	Long Term Effects of Air Pollution on Selected Forest Ecosystems in the Carpathian Mountains (Retezat National Park, Romania)	161
IV-2	Plant Responses
	Chemical and Morphological Changes in Carpathian Mountains Trees Caused by Air Pollution	173
	The Influence of Air Pollution on Tree Growth in the Carpathian Mountains	185
	Evaluation of the Change of Stomata by Means of Epicuticular Wax in Two Forest Tree Species Differing in Health Condition	194
	Changes in Genetic Pools of Main Carpathian Mountain Trees Caused by Air Pollution	204
	Effects of Stand Origin on Genetic Pools of Norway Spruce and European Silver Fir	214
IV-3	Forest Stressors
	Changes in Carpathian Forest Soils Caused by Air Pollution and Other Factors	225
	The Response of Ips typographus (L.) Populations in Polluted and Non-polluted Spruce Stands in the Carpathian Mountain Region	236
	The Impact of Spruce Bark Beetle Populations on Mountain Spruce Forests and Ecological Approaches to their Management	250
	Heavy Metals Migration into Forest Ecosystems of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains	259
Section V	Air Pollution Status and Effects on Forests in Other European Ranges
	Pollution-related Risk Factors to Austrian Alpine Forest Ecosystems	271
	Ozone Distribution and Effects on Plants in the Jizerske Mountains, the Czech Republic	285
	Ambient Ozone and Plant Response in the Brdy Mountains, Czech Republic	296
	Ozone Distribution and Effects in the Sumava Mountains, Czech Republic	304
Section VI	Future Direction
	Developing an Agenda for Future Research in the Carpathian Mountains: Where Do We Go From Here?	313
	Author Index	319