Long-Term Experiments with Acid Rain in Norwegian Forest Ecosystems

Acid rain is a serious international environmental problem. Scandinavian forests have suffered especially severe damage, and have been the focus of considerable research on the causes and impacts of atmospheric pollution. This book presents the results of long-term studies on acid rain in Norwegian...

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Other Authors: Abrahamsen, Gunnar (Editor), Stuanes, Arne O. (Editor), Tveite, Bjorn (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Establishment of Field Experiments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Study Area
  • 3. Experiments
  • Section II. Results of Experiments
  • 4. Soil Chemistry
  • 5. Soil Biology: Soil Animals and Soil Acidity
  • 6. Soil Biology: Soil Microflora and Soil Acidity
  • 7. Soil Biology: Decomposition and Soil Acidity
  • 8. Trees: Nutrition
  • 9. Trees: Growth
  • 10. Plant—Soil Interactions
  • 11. Ground Vegetation: The B-2 Experiment
  • 12. Ground Vegetation: Mycoflora
  • 13. Monolith Lysimeters
  • 14. Germination and Seedling Development
  • Section III. Conclusions
  • 15. Discussion and Synthesis
  • 16. Summary and Conclusions