Ozone Deposition to a Coniferous and Deciduous Forest in the Czech Republic

Zapletal, Miloš; Chroust, Petr

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5885-1_21

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“…until 1994 due to air pollution and other synergistic factors [9]. In the last decennium, O 3 and NO x are exceeding the limit of air pollution load [10,11].…”

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The Sibyla model and development of beech forests affected by air pollution

Špulák

Souček

2010

Open Life Sciences

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Abstract:The paper deals with the health status, production and structure of autochthonous beech stands in the eastern part of the Krkonoše Mts. (Czech Republic). The region was affected by increased air pollution load due to long-range SO 2 transmission from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. In 1980, five research plots were established in long unmanaged beech stands at an optimum stage. Tree coordinates and initial biometrical measurements were made in 1980 and repeated in 2005. The defoliation of individual trees was monitored every year (ICP Forests principles). The actual stand development is compared with the model development worked out by the Sibyla growth simulator in variants with a model of natural mortality and with entering a real mortality of trees. Differences between the stand characteristics of actual and simulated development of forest stands suggest some production losses. The reason to the losses can be seen in the long-term impact of air pollution in the first decade of monitoring and its after-effects on soil quality and worsening health condition of stands. The anticipated acceleration in the onset of the phase of stand disintegration under the influence of air pollution load was not demonstrated.© Versita Sp. z o.o.

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“…until 1994 due to air pollution and other synergistic factors [9]. In the last decennium, O 3 and NO x are exceeding the limit of air pollution load [10,11].…”

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The Sibyla model and development of beech forests affected by air pollution

Špulák

Souček

2010

Open Life Sciences

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“…Exposure maps in particular are useful for indication of areas with high O 3 phytotoxic potential for forests and were already used across the Czech forests earlier [26]. Spatial patterns of O 3 seasonal means are useful for estimation of O 3 deposition as published for the Czech coniferous and deciduous forests by [23] and for estimation of stomatal flux.…”

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“…Across the EU, mapping of background O 3 at a fine spatial scale (1 × 1 km) was carried out [20], as well as mapping of exposure index AOT40 at 2 × 2 km grid resolution [21, 22]. Across the Czech Republic, the method of [15] was applied for ozone deposition mapping [23]. …”

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Ambient Ozone Exposure in Czech Forests: A GIS-Based Approach to Spatial Distribution Assessment

Hůnová

Horálek

Schreiberová

et al. 2012

The Scientific World Journal

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Ambient ozone (O3) is an important phytotoxic pollutant, and detailed knowledge of its spatial distribution is becoming increasingly important. The aim of the paper is to compare different spatial interpolation techniques and to recommend the best approach for producing a reliable map for O3 with respect to its phytotoxic potential. For evaluation we used real-time ambient O3 concentrations measured by UV absorbance from 24 Czech rural sites in the 2007 and 2008 vegetation seasons. We considered eleven approaches for spatial interpolation used for the development of maps for mean vegetation season O3 concentrations and the AOT40F exposure index for forests. The uncertainty of maps was assessed by cross-validation analysis. The root mean square error (RMSE) of the map was used as a criterion. Our results indicate that the optimal interpolation approach is linear regression of O3 data and altitude with subsequent interpolation of its residuals by ordinary kriging. The relative uncertainty of the map of O3 mean for the vegetation season is less than 10%, using the optimal method as for both explored years, and this is a very acceptable value. In the case of AOT40F, however, the relative uncertainty of the map is notably worse, reaching nearly 20% in both examined years.

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Ozone Deposition to a Coniferous and Deciduous Forest in the Czech Republic

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The Sibyla model and development of beech forests affected by air pollution

The Sibyla model and development of beech forests affected by air pollution

Ambient Ozone Exposure in Czech Forests: A GIS-Based Approach to Spatial Distribution Assessment

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