Air Pollution, Global Change and Forests in the New Millennium (Volume 3) (Developments in Environmental Science, Volume 3)

ISBN 10: 0080443176 / ISBN 13: 9780080443171

Published by Elsevier Science, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Air Pollution, Global Change and Forests in the New Millennium (Volume 3) (Developments in Environmental Science, Volume 3)
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080443176
• ISBN 13: 9780080443171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The chapters in this book present a snapshot of the state of knowledge of air pollution effects at the beginning of the 21st century. From their different disciplines, a distinguished collection of authors document their understanding of how leaves, trees, and forests respond to air pollutants and climate change. Scenarios of global change and air pollution are described. The authors describe responses of forests to climate variability, tropospheric ozone, rising atmospheric CO2, the combination of CO2 and ozone, and deposition of acidic compounds and heavy metals. The responses to ozone receive particular attention because of increasing concern about its damaging effects and increasing concentrations in rural areas. Scaling issues are addressed - from leaves to trees, from juvenile trees to mature trees, from short-term responses to long-term responses, and from small-scale experiments and observations to large-scale forest ecosystems.

This book is one major product of a conference sponsored by the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, the USDA Forest Service Global Change Northern Stations Program, the Arthur Ross Foundation, NCASI, the Canadian Forest Service, and Michigan Technological University. The conference, held in May 2000 in Houghton, Michigan, USA, was appropriately titled "Air Pollution, Global Change, and Forests in the New Millennium". The Editors, David Karnosky, Kevin Percy, Art Chappelka, Caroline Simpson, and Janet Pikkarainen organized the conference and edited this book.

Review

D. Goldblum
...the chapters are clearly written and well illustrated. ...For those with prior knowledge of the topic, this book is a valuable addition to the field. ...Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above.
CHOICE
The book provides a useful summary of our knowledge about the impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest ecosystems and gives a good overview of the experimental state of the art at the beginning of the "new millennium".
Environmental Science and Policy, 2005