Biologic Markers of Air-Pollution Stress and Damage in Forests (1989) / Chapter Skim
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Forest Applications of Biomarkers in Southeastern Forests
Forest Applications of Biomarkers in Southeastern Forests
Pages 105-110
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The National Park Service has used biomarkers such as milkweed and eastern white pine to survey for air pollution injury in southeastern National Parks since 1983. In 1986, a survey was made of the Piedmont of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, using existing biomarkers such as cherry.
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This normally means that the surveys have to be conducted from mid-July until the start of fall colors. In spite of the limitations, biomarkers have been used for a number of years in the southeastern United States to assess air pollution incidence.
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Trees with ozone symptoms had 49% less volume than symptom-free trees. In 1985, the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station reported a growth loss in loblolly pine in the Piedmont of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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1986. Survey for ozone injury on sensitive plant species on or near natural loblolly pine stands in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
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1986. Air pollution and forest productivity: a critical issue for foresters.
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