New flux-based dose-response relationships for ozone for European forest tree species

This research paper establishes new ozone flux-based dose-response relationships for European forest tree species and plant functional types. It finds that while climate region-specific parameterisation is often superior, simplified models are effective for most non-Mediterranean species, and that short-term soil water stress does not substantially reduce phytotoxic O3 doses.

• The study developed ozone flux-based dose-response relationships for five European forest tree species as well as broadleaf deciduous and needleleaf tree plant functional types (PFTs), relating phytotoxic O3 doses (PODy) to biomass reductions. The research indicates that climate region-specific parameterisation frequently performed better than simplified parameterisation, although for most non-Mediterranean tree species, a simplified flux model produced similarly robust DRR.
• Experimentally induced soil water stress did not significantly reduce the phytotoxic O3 doses (PODy), which the authors attribute primarily to the short duration of the soil water stress periods.
• The study validates the stomatal O3 flux concept and suggests that these findings may assist in the redefinition of critical levels for ozone effects on trees, aiding in the prediction of O3 damage to forests within varying spatial and temporal climates.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). New flux-based dose-response relationships for ozone for European forest tree species. https://www.sei.org/publications/new-flux-based-dose-response-relationships-for-ozone-for-european-forest-tree-species/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. New flux-based dose-response relationships for ozone for European forest tree species. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/new-flux-based-dose-response-relationships-for-ozone-for-european-forest-tree-species/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015new, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{New flux-based dose-response relationships for ozone for European forest tree species}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/new-flux-based-dose-response-relationships-for-ozone-for-european-forest-tree-species/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }