Direct and Indirect Effects and the Long-term Risks of Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems: Effects on Soil Micro-organisms

Innes, J.L.

Direct and Indirect Effects and the Long-term Risks of Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems: Effects on Soil Micro-organisms

1993

Innes, J.L. (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf (Switzerland))

The soil biota plays a critical part in the functioning of forest ecosystems. Acidification and heavy metals have the greatest direct effects on the soil biota. However pollutants can have indirect effects through their influence on tree root systems. Acidic deposition can decrease the incidence of mycorrhizal infection, but soil pH and concentration of nitrogen and certain forms of sulphur are also important.

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AGROVOC Keywords

acid deposition air pollution champignon du sol cycling forest soils hongos del suelo mycorrhizae ph del suelo ph du sol soil fungi soil ph suelo forestal

Bibliographic information

Published in

World Series (IUFRO)

Issue 4 ISSN 1016-3263

Publisher

IUFRO

Pagination

132 p.

Other Subjects

Ciclo biogeoquimico; Deposicion acida; Pollution atmospherique; Polucion del aire; Depot acide; Sol de foret; Mycorhize; Cycle biogeochimique

Language

English

Note

Summary (En)

p. 25, 5 ref.

Type

Summary; Non-Conventional

Source

Long-term Implications of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems, Schlaepfer, R. (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf (Switzerland)) (ed.).- Vienna (Austria): IUFRO, 1993.- ISBN 3 7040 1165 7

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