Long-Term Experiments with Acid Rain in Norwegian Forest Ecosystems

Acid rain is a serious international environmental problem, and this book presents the results of long-term studies on acid rain in Norwegian forests. Long-Term Experiments with Acid Rain in Norwegian Forest Ecosystems is a lasting contribution to the literature on acid precipitation, and will be of interest to researchers in ecology, air pollution, forestry and environmental chemistry.

Inhalt
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. PlantSoil 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.