ISSN:
1573-2932
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract The paper reviews the present knowledge: (1) about the extent of acidic deposition in Central Europe with special emphasis on the situation in the FRG, (2) about the relationships between soils and soil-mediated effects of acidic deposition on the one hand and forest diseases on the other and (3) the temporal changes of relevant soil properties during the past decades. It is concluded, that infertile soils and acidic deposition are more likely to act as regional or local than as widespread general stressors in forest ecosystems of the FRG. The more or less simultaneous outbreak of natural and of pollutant-determined diseases during the early eighties is assumed to be triggered by largescale weather stress.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00282367