Overview

Forest decline became a matter of public and scientific concern in France in 1983 when conifers in the Vosges mountains were found to exhibit unusual crown deterioration. An impassioned controversy on a supposedly large scale forest health problem was then in full swing in Central Europe. A co-ordinated research programme entitled DEFORPA (""Deperissement des For~ts et Pollution AtmospMrique"") was launched in 1984. This programme ran from 1984 to 1991 and a number of projects are still in progress. The Programme was sponsored by three French ministries (Enviroument, Agriculture and Forestry, Research and Technologyl), several state agencies, various regional authorities and the Commission of the European Communities (DO xn and DG VI). Initially, emphasis was solely laid on the understanding of forest decline in the mountainous areas - because damage was most obvious there - in relation to natural and man-made factors. Air pollution was given high but not overwhelming priority. Thus, the DEFORPA Programme was not in its essence a nation-wide assessment of air pollution effects, unlike a number of national acidification research programmes in Europe and North America. During. the programme, however, the areas of concern expanded. In particular, research into water acidification in the Vosges mountains was developed in parallel with the DEFORPA Programme, and possible eutrophication of the ground flora in northeastern France became the subject of new research.

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Author:   M. Kaennel ,  Guy Landmann ,  Maurice Bonneau
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.733kg
ISBN:  

9783642795374

ISBN 10:   3642795374
Pages:   461
Publication Date:   03 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Forest Health and Productivity: Temporal Trends, Relation to Climate, Site and Stand Factors.- 1.1 Ground Monitoring of Crown Condition of Forest Trees in the French Mountains.- 1.2 Crown Damage in Norway Spruce and Silver Fir: Relation to Nutritional Status and Soil Chemical Characteristics in the French Mountains.- 1.3 Crown Damage in Norway Spruce and Silver Fir: Relation to Site and Stand Factors in the French Mountains.- 1.4 Growth and Decline Symptoms of Silver Fir and Norway Spruce in Northeastern France: Relation to Climate, Nutrition and Silviculture.- 1.5 Long-term Changes in Forest Productivity in Northeastern France: the Dendroecological Approach.- 1.6 Medium-Term Evolution of Forest Productivity in the French Mountains: The Use of National Forest Inventory Data.- 2: Atmospheric Deposition in France;.- 2 Atmospheric Deposition in France and Possible Relation with Forest Decline.- 3: Effects of Atmospheric Deposition on Forest Nutrient Cycling and Related Effects on Plants.- 3.1 Comparative Hydrochemical Behaviour and Element Budgets of the Aubure (Vosges Massif) and Mont-Lozère (Southern Massif Central) Norway Spruce Forested Catchments.- 3.2 Sulphur Stored in Forest Soils and the Relative Importance of Organic and Inorganic Forms. Examples from Mont Lozère (Southern Massif Central).- 3.3 Cycling and Budgets of Acidity and Nutrients in Norway Spruce Stands in Northeastern France and the Erzgebirge (Czech Republic).- 3.4 Atmospheric Deposition, Forest Management and Soil Nutrient Availability: A Modelling Exercise.- 3.5 Potential Role of Aluminium Toxicity in Nutrient Deficiencies as Related to Forest Decline: An Assessment of Soil Solution Data from the Vosges Mountains.- 3.6 Water Regime and Magnesium Deficiency : Manipulative Experiments in YoungNorway Spruce Stands.- 3.7 Fertilization of Declining Conifers in the Vosges and the Ardennes: Effects on Soil, Nutrient Cycling, and Tree Health, Growth and Physiology.- 4: The Role of Biotic Factors in Forest Decline.- 4,1 Role of Rhizospheric Microfungi in the Decline of Norway Spruce in Acidic Soils.- 4.2 Role of Armillaria in the Decline of Silver Fir in the Vosges and the Massif Central (Short Report).- 5: Effects of Air Pollution on Surface Waters and Lichens.- 5,1 Relationship Between Lake-Water Acidification in the Vosges Mountains and SO2 — NOX Emissions in Western Europe.- 5.2 Surface Water Acidification in the Vosges Mountains: Relation to Bedrock and Vegetation Cover.- 5.3 Critical Loads of Acidity to Streamwaters in the Vosges Mountains: Biological Criteria.- 5.4 Epiphytic Lichen Flora and Bark Characteristics (pH, Conductivity) in Relation to Forest Decline in the Northern Alps.- 6: Forest Decline and Air Pollution Effects in the French Mountains: A Synthesis.- 6: Forest Decline and Air Pollution Effects in the French Mountains: A Synthesis.

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Guy Landmann and Maurice Bonneau are to be congratulated. There have now been a number of books of this type on forest decline, however, this volume is focused and makes a valuable and unique contribution to the subject. - Environmental Pollution

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