| Title | Future impacts of nitrogen deposition and climate change scenarios on forest crown defoliation |
|---|---|
| Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | De Marco, Alessandra, Proietti C., Cionni Irene, Fischer R., Screpanti Augusto, and Vitale M. |
| Journal | Environmental Pollution |
| Volume | 194 |
| Pagination | 171-180 |
| ISSN | 02697491 |
| Keywords | acidification, air pollutant, Air Pollutants, Air pollution, Air pollution effects, article, Assessment and monitoring, atmospheric deposition, atmospheric pollution, betula pendula, Betulaceae, canopy architecture, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Climate change, Climate change scenarios, Crown defoliation, Decision trees, defoliation, Deposition, drought, Droughts, drug effects, environmental health, Environmental impact, Environmental monitoring, Fagaceae, Fagus sylvatica, forest, forest cover, forest crown defoliation, forestry, Forests, fraxinus excelsior, Nitrogen, Nitrogen deposition, Nitrogen fertilization, Norway spruce, Oleaceae, physiology, Pinaceae, pinus nigra, prediction, Quercus ilex, Quercus petraea, quercus pubescens, quercus robur, Random forests, Regression analysis, Regression model, scots pine, statistical model, statistics and numerical data, Toxicity, tree, Trees |
| Abstract | Defoliation is an indicator for forest health in response to several stressors including air pollutants, and one of the most important parameters monitored in the International Cooperative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests). The study aims to estimate crown defoliation in 2030, under three climate and one nitrogen deposition scenarios, based on evaluation of the most important factors (meteorological, nitrogen deposition and chemical soil parameters) affecting defoliation of twelve European tree species. The combination of favourable climate and nitrogen fertilization in the more adaptive species induces a generalized decrease of defoliation. On the other hand, severe climate change and drought are main causes of increase in defoliation in Quercus ilex and Fagus sylvatica, especially in Mediterranean area. Our results provide information on regional distribution of future defoliation, an important knowledge for identifying policies to counteract negative impacts of climate change and air pollution. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| Notes | cited By 6 |
| URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906095090&doi=10.1016%2fj.envpol.2014.07.027&partnerID=40&md5=6bfc0f2470f73d3d3bac91043d935855 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.07.027 |
| Citation Key | DeMarco2014171 |
