Forest Dynamics in Heavily Polluted Regions

Main Description
Air pollution has been recognised as a potential problem for forests for nearly 150 years. Today, sulphur dioxide, fluorides, heavy metals and ozone are a significant problem, usually from large scale sources in industrial and urban areas. Problems are exacerbated in those regions where there is a poor understanding of the factors involved in forest decline and destruction and no rigorous control over it has been established.
This book is the first report from the International Union of Forest Research Organization’s (IUFRO) Task Force on Environmental Change and provides an assessment of the extent of air pollution impacts on forests in heavily polluted regions. It includes case studies from Russia, Ontario (Canada), California and the Mediterranean region.
It is also the first volume in a new book series covering many areas of forestry research, published by CABI Publishing in association with IUFRO.

Main Contents
• Air Pollution and Forests in Heavily Industrialised Regions: an Introduction, J Oleksyn and J L Innes
• Risks to Forests in Heavily Polluted Regions, A Luttermann and B Freedman, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
• General Characteristics of the Damage to Forest Ecosystems in Russia Caused by Industrial Pollution, N P Vassilieva et al, All-Russian Institute for Nature Conservation, Moscow, Russian Federation
• The Impacts of Air Pollution on the Northern Taiga Forests of the Kola Peninsula, Russian Federation, O Rigina, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umea, Sweden and M V Kozlov, Department of Biology, University of Turka, Turka, Finland
• The Impact of Heavy Metals on the Microbial Diversity of Podzolic Soils in the Kola Peninsula, G A Evdokimova, The Institute of the North Industrial Ecology Problems, Kola Science Centre, Apatity, Russian Federation
• Air Pollution Impacts on Subarctic Forests at Noril’sk, Siberia, V I Kharuk, Sukachev Institute of Forest, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
• Landscape Degradation by Smelter Emissions Near Sudbury, Canada and Subsequent Amelioration and Restoration, K Winterhalder, Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
• Impact of Air Pollution on the Forests of Central and Eastern Europe, K Vancura et al, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
• Ozone Impacts on Californian Forests, P R Miller and M J Arbaugh, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, USDA, Riverside, USA
• Ozone in the Mediterranean Region: Evidence of Injury to Vegetation, M –J Sanz and M M Millan, Centre for Environmental Studies of the Mediterranean, Valencia, Spain
• Revitalisation and Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests Damaged by Air Pollution, M V Kozlov, Department of Biology, University of Turka, Turka, Finland
• International Activities to Reduce Pollution Impacts at the Regional Scale, K Bull, ITE Monks Wood, Huntingdon, UK and G Fenech, Environment Canada, Downsview, Canada
• The Future for Forests in Heavily Polluted Regions, J L Innes and J Oleksyn