Trends and inter-relationships of ground-level ozone metrics and forest health in Lithuania

Araminienė, Valda; Sicard, Pierre; Anav, Alessandro; Agathokleous, Evgenios; Stakėnas, Vidas; Marco, Alessandra De; Varnagirytė–Kabašinskiene, Iveta; Paoletti, Elena; Girgzdiene, R.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.092

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“…These results were well corroborated by Pasho et al [77] in 2011, where they found a strong association between tree growth and a drought index (the standardized precipitation index) in P. sylvestris. On the other hand, other studies in Northern European countries did not find any association between SPI and crown defoliation (e.g., [78]). The different responses to drought from tree species are related to different strategies in coping with drought and local conditions of the forest stands [77].…”

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A New Wetness Index to Evaluate the Soil Water Availability Influence on Gross Primary Production of European Forests

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Rising temperature, drought and more-frequent extreme climatic events have been predicted for the next decades in many regions around the globe. In this framework, soil water availability plays a pivotal role in affecting vegetation productivity, especially in arid or semi-arid environments. However, direct measurements of soil moisture are scarce, and modeling estimations are still subject to biases. Further investigation on the effect of soil moisture on plant productivity is required. This study aims at analyzing spatio-temporal variations of a modified temperature vegetation wetness index (mTVWI), a proxy of soil moisture, and evaluating its effect on gross primary production (GPP) in forests. The study was carried out in Europe on 19 representative tree species during the 2000–2010 time period. Results outline a north–south gradient of mTVWI with minimum values (low soil water availability) in Southern Europe and maximum values (high soil water availability) in Northeastern Europe. A low soil water availability negatively affected GPP from 20 to 80%, as a function of site location, tree species, and weather conditions. Such a wetness index improves our understanding of water stress impacts, which is crucial for predicting the response of forest carbon cycling to drought and aridity.

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A New Wetness Index to Evaluate the Soil Water Availability Influence on Gross Primary Production of European Forests

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“…Similarly, the analysis conducted by Mills et al (2018) at global level by using the international Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR) database showed a statistically significant decreasing trends of 45% of AOT40 (for perennial vegetation) and highlighted the reduction of AOT40 at many European sites. At country level, Araminienė et al (2019) found negative trends of O 3 concentrations (− 0.28 ppb decade −1 ) and AOT40 (− 2,540 ppb h decade −1 ) but a positive trend for POD0 (+ 0.39 mmol O 3 m −2 decade −1 ) in Lithuania.…”

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“…Sicard et al (2016a) found a decline (− 27%) for O 3 vegetation impact metrics at 332 background stations in France between 1999 and 2012. Similarly, Araminienė et al (2019) found a decreasing trend over the time period 2001-2014 for O 3 annual mean (− 1.3%) and AOT40 (− 16%) in Lithuania whereas they found an increase for POD0 (+ 2.9%). Anav et al (2019) found a decreasing trend of AOT40 (− 22%) and O 3 concentrations (− 1.6%) and a slight increase of POD0 (+ 5.9%) in Europe over the time period 2000 − 2014.…”

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“…The non-parametric Mann-Kendall test was used to assess whether there is a monotonic upward or downward trend of O 3 over time (Sicard et al 2013;Guerreiro et al 2014). To quantify linear trends, the non-parametric Sen's slope estimator was used (Sicard et al 2013(Sicard et al , 2016aAraminienė et al 2019). Annual trends were calculated for O 3 metrics over the time period 2000-2014 for each European country as well as for four European regions as classified in UNECE (2010).…”

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Trends in tropospheric ozone concentrations and forest impact metrics in Europe over the time period 2000–2014

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In Europe, tropospheric ozone pollution appears as a major air quality issue, and ozone concentrations remain potentially harmful to vegetation. In this study we compared the trends of two ozone metrics widely used for forests protection in Europe, the AOT40 (Accumulated Ozone over Threshold of 40 ppb) which only depends on surface air ozone concentrations, and the Phytotoxic Ozone Dose which is the accumulated ozone uptake through stomata over the growing season, and above a threshold Y of uptake (PODY). By using a chemistry transport model, we found that European-averaged ground-level ozone concentrations (− 2%) and AOT40 metric (− 26.5%) significantly declined from 2000 to 2014, due to successful control strategies to reduce the emission of ozone precursors in Europe since the early 1990s. In contrast, the stomatal ozone uptake by forests increased from 17.5 to 26.6 mmol O3 m−2 despite the reduction in ozone concentrations, leading to an increase of potential ozone damage on plants in Europe. In a climate change context, a biologically-sound stomatal flux-based standard (PODY) as new European legislative standard is needed.

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“…Meanwhile, Qattara Depression is considered an active dust source and contains both clay and sand. In addition, several studies have suggested a link between ozone and fine particulate matter (PM) concentrations [76][77][78][79]. This may be the reason for high ozone in the D2 domain.…”

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China. His research concerns the dose-response relationship and its mechanisms. He has so far published around 90 articles in prestigious international scientific journals, including about 50 as first author. Some of his papers are published in journals with an impact factor in the range 12-20 (e.g., Nano Today, Science Advances, Trends in Plant Science, Trends in Pharmacology), and including invited papers in several journals. He has also authored 10 book chapters, of which 9 are international. His resume includes 34 oral and 49 poster presentations; almost all delivered at international conferences. He has been honored with the Outstanding New Investigator 2018 award of the International Dose-Response Society for his research on hormesis. He has been involved in large-scale research funding, with a significant portion of it ensured either as a fellow or as a Principal Investigator of projects. He has reviewed 390 papers for 62 SCI journals. He is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Forestry Research (Springer) and Editor of Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier), Plant Stress (Elsevier), Climate (MDPI), Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (Frontiers), and Sci (MDPI). Elisa Carrari started her academic studies at the Agriculture faculty of the University of Florence (Italy) where she graduated in 2012 in Science and Technology of Forest Systems. In 2016, she received her PhD in Plant, Microbiology, and Genetic Science and Technology, with the certification of Doctor Europaeus from the same university in co-supervision with the University of Ghent (Belgium). She was declared expert in "Biodiversity of Forest Vegetation" by the University of Florence for the Academic year 2015-2016. She is now contract Professor in Applied Botany at the University of Florence. Currently, she is also working in the management and protection of historic gardens using innovative approaches (remote sensing) to face stresses deriving from climate change.

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Trends and inter-relationships of ground-level ozone metrics and forest health in Lithuania

Cited by 35 publications

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A New Wetness Index to Evaluate the Soil Water Availability Influence on Gross Primary Production of European Forests

A New Wetness Index to Evaluate the Soil Water Availability Influence on Gross Primary Production of European Forests

Trends in tropospheric ozone concentrations and forest impact metrics in Europe over the time period 2000–2014

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