Pollution control enhanced spruce growth in the "Black Triangle" near the Czech-Polish border
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
26327638
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.105
PII: S0048-9697(15)30607-0
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Air pollution, Central Europe, Dendroecology, Forest growth, Norway spruce,
- MeSH
- Nitrogen analysis MeSH
- Acid Rain * MeSH
- Air Pollutants analysis MeSH
- Environmental Monitoring * MeSH
- Sulfur analysis MeSH
- Picea growth & development MeSH
- Air Pollution analysis statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czechoslovakia MeSH
- Poland MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Nitrogen MeSH
- Acid Rain * MeSH
- Air Pollutants MeSH
- Sulfur MeSH
Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stands in certain areas of Central Europe have experienced substantial dieback since the 1970s. Understanding the reasons for this decline and reexamining the response of forests to acid deposition reduction remains challenging because of a lack of long and well-replicated tree-ring width chronologies. Here, spruce from a subalpine area heavily affected by acid deposition (from both sulfur and nitrogen compounds) is evaluated. Tree-ring width measurements from 98 trees between 1000 and 1350m above sea level (a.s.l.) reflected significant May-July temperature signals. Since the 1970s, acid deposition has reduced the growth-climate relationship. Efficient pollution control together with a warmer but not drier climate most likely caused the increased growth of spruce stands in this region, the so-called "Black Triangle," in the 1990s.
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