Challenges in Understanding the Risks to Natural and Semi-Natural Vegetation from Ozone Exposure
| Autor: | J. Neil Cape, Serain Bassin, Jürg Fuhrer, Giacomo Gerosa, Rocio Alonso, Benjamin Gimeno, Ludger Grünhage, Teis N. Mikkelsen, Gina Mills |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Italian Journal of Agronomy, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1125-4718 2039-6805 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/ija.2008.53 |
| Popis: | The effects of tropospheric ozone on crops and forests have been studied intensively, but effects on natural and semi- natural plant communities are poorly understood. This lack of understanding arises partly from a lack of experimental studies of whole mature communities, and the effects of ozone on competition and interactions with climate, nutrition etc., and partly from a lack of knowledge of the factors which predispose individual plant species to ozone damage. A recent review of the effects of ozone on grasslands (Bassin et al., 2007a) has drawn attention to the problems involved; this paper seeks to identify the practical issues that must be addressed in improving our knowledge and thereby identifying the risks associated with ozone exposure. This is a necessary first step before mitigation strategies can be developed. |
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