Impact of Air Pollutants on Southern Pine Forests

Introduction: The Southern Commercial Forest Research Cooperative.- Section 1. Characterization of the Condition of Southern Commercial Forests.- 1.Southern Pine Forests of North America.- 2.Soils, Geomorphology, and Land Use of the Southeastern United States.- 3.Air Quality and Atmospheric Deposition in Southern U.S. Forests.- Section 2. Abiotic and Biotic Stress Factors on Southern Pine Forests.- 4.Response of Loblolly Pine to Moisture and NutrientStress.- 5. An Overview of Responses of Southern Pines to Airborne Chemical Stresses.- 6.Biotic Agents of Stress in the South.- 7. Interactive Effects of Air Pollutants with Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Southern Pine Forests.- Section 3. Growth and Physiological Effects of Regional Air Pollutants on Southern Pins.- 8. Atmospheric Deposition and Soil Resources of the Southern Pine Forest.- 9. Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition and the Mycorrhizae of Southern Commercial Forest Trees.- 10. Growth Response of Southern Pines to Acidic Precipitation and Ozone.- 11. Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Air Pollutants on Southern Pines.- Section 4. Impacts of Atmospheric Deposition and Ozone on Southern Commercial Pines: A Synthesis of Epidemiological and Mechanistic Studies.- 12. Synthesis and Conclusions from Studies of Southern Commercial Pines.... Mehr