Ecology and Decline of Red Spruce in the Eastern United States (1992) (Ecological Studies #96)

By: Mary B. Adams and C. Cogbill and E. R. Cook and D. H. DeHayes and Christopher Eagar and I. J. Fernandez and K. F. Jensen and A. H. Johnson and D. W. Johnson and R. J. Kohut and S. B. McLaughlin and M.M. Miller-Weeks and V. A. Mohnen and N. S. Nicholas and D. R. Peart and G. A. Schier and T. G. Siccama and P. S. White and S. M. Zedaker

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Synopsis: In the early 1980s there were several published reports of recent, unexplained increases in mortality of red spruce in the Adirondack Mountains and the northern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. These reports coincided with documentation of reductions in radial growth of several species of pine in the southeastern United States, and with the severe, rapid, and widespread decline of Norway spruce, silver fir, and some hardwoods in central Europe. In all of these instances, atmospheric deposition was hypothesized as the cause of the decline. (Throughout this volume, we use the term "decline" to refer to a loosely synchronized regional-scale deterioration of tree health which is brought about by a combination of stress factors. These may be biotic or abiotic in nature, and the combinations may differ from site to site. ) Heated public debate about the causes and possible cures for these forest declines ensued. Through the course of this debate, it became clear that information about forest health and air pollution effects on forests was inadequate to meet policymakers' needs. Ecology and Decline of Red Spruce in the Eastern United States addresses that gap for eastern spruce fir forests and represents the culmination of a great deal of research conducted in recent years. The focus is on red spruce because the decline of red spruce was both dramatic and inexplicable and because of the great amount of information gathered on red spruce.

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ISBN-13:: 9781461229063
Related ISBNs:: 9780387977867
Publisher:: Springer New York
Date of Addition:: 12/22/20
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Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Earth Sciences
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Edited by:: Christopher Eagar
Edited by:: Mary B. Adams