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Air Pollution and Forests: Interactions between Air Contaminants and Forest Ecosystems

Name: Air Pollution and Forests: Interactions between Air Contaminants and Forest Ecosystems
Author: William H. Smith
ISBN: 9781461279556

by William H. Smith

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This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environmental management. Each volume will be a thorough treatment of a specific topic of importance for proper management practices. A fundamental objective of these books is to help the reader discern and implement human's stewardship of our environment and the world's renewable resources. For we must strive to understand the relationship between humankind and nature, act to bring harmony to it, and nurture an environment that is both stable and productive. These objectives have often eluded us because the pursuit of other individual and societal goals has diverted us from a course of living in balance with the environment. At times, therefore, the environmental manager may have to exert restrictive control, which is usually best applied to humans, not nature. Attempts to alter or harness nature have often failed or backfired, as exemplified by the results of imprudent use of herbicides, fertilizers, water, and other agents. Each book in this series will shed light on the fundamental and applied aspects of environmental management. It is hoped that each will help solve a practical and serious environmental problem.

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A comprehensive synthesis and overview of the complex interactions between atmospheric contaminants and forest ecosystems. Smith (forest biology, Yale) provides a compendium of the most significant relationships between forests and air pollution under low, intermediate, and high exposure conditions. He reviews the ability of forests to act as both a source of and a sink for air contaminants. The varied biological interactions between pollutants and forests are examined from an individual tree and total ecosystem perspective. Revised, expanded, and updated to reflect the progress of research in the field since 1981. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)