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The contributing role of SO2 and drought in forest decline of Austrian pine in coastal Croatia
2002
Diminic, D. (University of Zagreb, Zagreb (Croatia). Faculty of Forestry) | Hrsovec, B. | Potocic, N.
This case study confirms the role of air pollution impact on forest susceptibility to other abiotic and biotic detrimental factors. It is however very important to take into account numerous contributing factors in order to interpret or predict the degree of damage correctly
Show more [+] Less [-]Monitoring of sulphur load in black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) cultures at various distances from Plomin power plant, Istria, Croatia
2002
Seletkovic, I. | Potocic, N. (Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko (Croatia))
Black pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) was chosen as bioindication species for several reasons. Black pine stands are located throughout Istria, at various distances from the above mentioned power plant. Black pine does not shed needles in the autumn, thus prolonging their exposure to sulphur dioxide emissions. Also neeedles stay on branches for several years, giving us the possibility to analyse the effect on older needles
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