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Determination of a chemical basis of air-pollution stress in wood of mature white pine trees in the susceptive forest ecosystems

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This paper describes a pilot investigation dealing with changes in chemical composition of wood in pollution-stressed white pine trees, taken from two forested ecosystems of Southern Ontario, Canada. The implications of this research lie in a much needed search for a potential bloindicator of a pre-decline, incipient-stress induced (and/or contributed by) the air-pollutants.

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  1. Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 203, College Street, M5S 1Al, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Pathak S. N., Love D. V. & Roy D. N.

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Pathak, S.N., Love, D.V. & Roy, D.N. Determination of a chemical basis of air-pollution stress in wood of mature white pine trees in the susceptive forest ecosystems. Water Air Soil Pollut 31, 385–392 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630855

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