Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern California
Since the 1950s, the pines native to the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California have shown symptoms of decline that have proven to result from exposure to ozone, a major plant-damaging gas in photochemical oxidant air pollution. Because of their
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Oxidant Air Pollution Impacts in the Montane Forests of Southern California A Case Study of the San Bernardino Mountains
Foreword by O. Clifton Taylor With 102 illustrations, 6 in color
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Paul R. Miller USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Station Riverside, CA 92507 USA
Joe R. McBride Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Oxidant air pollution impacts in the montane forests of Southern California: a case study of the San Bernardino Mountains/[edited by] Paul Miller, Joe R. McBride. p. cm. — (Ecological studies; 134) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4612-7143-7 ISBN 978-1-4612-1436-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4612-1436-6 I. Trees—Effect of air pollution on—California—San Bernardino Mountains Region—Case studies. 2. Trees—Wounds and injuries— California—San Bernardino Mountain Region—Case studies. 3. Conifers—Effect of air pollution on—California—San Bernardino Mountains Region—Case studies. 4. Conifers—Wounds and injuries— California—San Bernardino Mountain Region—Case studies. 5. Forest ecology—California—San Bernardino Mountains Region—Case studies. I. Miller, Paul R., 1905- . II. McBride, Joe. III. Series: Ecological studies: v. 134. SB745.095 1998 577.377—DC21
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Foreword
The geographical location of the San Bernardino Mountains and the regional climate combine to create a potential for air pollution injury to midelevation conifer forests. The mountains
