Ozone bioindicators and forest health : a guide to the evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of the ozone injury data in the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program /
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newton Square, Pa. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station,
[2008]
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| Series: | General technical report NRS ;
34. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS117462 |
| Abstract: | In 1994, the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) and Forest Health Monitoring programs of the U.S. Forest Service implemented a national ozone (O₃) biomonitoring program designed to address specific questions about the area and percent of forest land subject to levels of O₃ pollution that may negatively affect the forest ecosystem. This is the first and only nationally consistent effort to monitor O₃ stress on the forests of the United States. This report provides background information on O₃ and its effects on trees and ecosystems, and describes the rationale behind using sensitive bioindicator plants to detect O₃ stress and assess the risk of probable O₃ impact. Also included are a description of field methods, analytic techniques, estimation procedures, and how to access, use and interpret the ozone bioindicator attributes and data outputs such as the national ozone risk map. |
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| Item Description: | Title from Web page (viewed on May 27, 2009). "October 2008." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-72). |