Direct and Indirect effects and the Long-term Risks of Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems in Latin America

Innes, J.L.

Direct and Indirect effects and the Long-term Risks of Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems in Latin America

1993

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

The biggest problem facing the forest of Latin America is deforestation. Air pollution also constitutes a threat to some forests, and pollution level will increase in the future. Major problem associated with photochemical smogs have been documented in the mountains around Mexico City and Santiago in Chile. Acidic deposition has been identified in some areas and is known to be affecting forest reserves in rural situations.

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AGROVOC Keywords

air pollution america latina deforestation latin america

Bibliographic information

Published in

World Series (IUFRO)

Issue 4 ISSN 1016-3263

Publisher

IUFRO

Pagination

132 p.

Other Subjects

Pollution atmospherique; Amerique latine; Deforestacion; Polucion del aire; Deboisement

Language

English

Note

Summary (En)

p. 42, 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, Birmensdorf (Switzerland)) (ed.).- Vienna (Austria): IUFRO, 1993.- ISBN 3 7040 1165 7

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