Air Pollution Impacts on Plants in East Asia /

This is the only book to offer an up-to-date overview of air pollution in East Asia and the effects of air pollutants such as ozone, acid deposition and aerosols on Asian crops and trees. It is unique in that it discusses the fundamentals of environmental plant science and research advances in the a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Izuta, Takeshi
Published: Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Tokyo :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56438-6
Summary: This is the only book to offer an up-to-date overview of air pollution in East Asia and the effects of air pollutants such as ozone, acid deposition and aerosols on Asian crops and trees. It is unique in that it discusses the fundamentals of environmental plant science and research advances in the area at the plant ecophysiology level. It addresses various topics, including gaseous air pollutants such as ozone; soil acidification and atmospheric nitrogen deposition due to acid deposition; PM2.5 and the effects of air pollutants on growth, yield and physiological functions such as photosynthe
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(IX,322pages): illustrations
ISBN: 9784431564386
Index Number: TD881
CLC: X169
Contents: Part-1:Air Pollution in East Asia -- Gaseous species -- Aerosols -- Acid deposition -- Part-2: Effects of Gaseous Air Pollutants on Plants in Japan -- Effects of ozone on Japanese crops -- Effects of ozone on Japanese trees -- Combined effects of ozone and other environmental factors on Japanese trees -- Environmental monitoring with indicator plants for Air pollutants in Asia -- Part-3: Case Studies in Japanese Forests -- Flux-based ozone risk assessment for Japanese temperate forests -- Tree decline at somma of Lake Mashu in northern Japan -- Decline of Fagus crenata in Tanzawa Mountains,