A stratified random sampling design was adopted to contrast sites with different ozone exposure levels (≤18,000 and N18,000 μg m−3 h) in order to define whether and to what extent a relationship exists between potential risk (estimated by exposure to ozone) and the response of Viburnum lantana L. in terms of foliar symptoms. The study was designed over a meso-scale (6200 km2), carried out in 2010 and repeated in 2012 on a subset of sites. No difference was found between the occurrences of symptoms in relation to soil moisture or plant size. Although no direct significant exposure-response function could be identified, when data were aggregated according to ozone exposure levels the symptoms (in terms of number of symptomatic plants and symptomatic leaves per plant) were found to be significantly more frequent at sites with higher exposure (AOT40 N 18,000 μg m−3 h), especially at high elevations (N700 m a.s.l.). The 2012 results confirmed the 2010 findings. Although ozone levels in the region were almost similar between 2010 and 2012, symptoms were significantly less frequent in 2012. This was likely due to drier conditions in 2012 (+1.1 °C; −23% precipitation), a situation that may have prevented in part ozone uptake and therefore the expression of symptoms. These results are useful in several respects : (i) for identifying areas where ozone is likely to impact vegetation; (ii) for testing the appropriateness of EU standards to protect vegetation from ozone; and (iii) for designing biomonitoring surveys. We suggest that V. lantana is a suitable indicator for assessing qualitatively (but not quantitatively) the potential risk of ozone damage to vegetation over remote, large areas

Gottardini, E.; Cristofolini, F.; Cristofori, A.; Ferretti, M. (2014). Ozone risk and foliar injury on Viburnum lantana L.: a meso-scale epidemiological study. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 493: 954-960. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.041 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23816

Ozone risk and foliar injury on Viburnum lantana L.: a meso-scale epidemiological study

Gottardini, Elena;Cristofolini, Fabiana;Cristofori, Antonella;
2014-01-01

Abstract

A stratified random sampling design was adopted to contrast sites with different ozone exposure levels (≤18,000 and N18,000 μg m−3 h) in order to define whether and to what extent a relationship exists between potential risk (estimated by exposure to ozone) and the response of Viburnum lantana L. in terms of foliar symptoms. The study was designed over a meso-scale (6200 km2), carried out in 2010 and repeated in 2012 on a subset of sites. No difference was found between the occurrences of symptoms in relation to soil moisture or plant size. Although no direct significant exposure-response function could be identified, when data were aggregated according to ozone exposure levels the symptoms (in terms of number of symptomatic plants and symptomatic leaves per plant) were found to be significantly more frequent at sites with higher exposure (AOT40 N 18,000 μg m−3 h), especially at high elevations (N700 m a.s.l.). The 2012 results confirmed the 2010 findings. Although ozone levels in the region were almost similar between 2010 and 2012, symptoms were significantly less frequent in 2012. This was likely due to drier conditions in 2012 (+1.1 °C; −23% precipitation), a situation that may have prevented in part ozone uptake and therefore the expression of symptoms. These results are useful in several respects : (i) for identifying areas where ozone is likely to impact vegetation; (ii) for testing the appropriateness of EU standards to protect vegetation from ozone; and (iii) for designing biomonitoring surveys. We suggest that V. lantana is a suitable indicator for assessing qualitatively (but not quantitatively) the potential risk of ozone damage to vegetation over remote, large areas
Ozone
Risk assessment
Vegetation
Visible foliar symptoms
Biomonitoring
Meso-scale
Ozono
Valutazione del rischio
Vegetazione
Sintomi fogliari visibili
Biomonitoraggio
Mesoscala
Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA
2014
Gottardini, E.; Cristofolini, F.; Cristofori, A.; Ferretti, M. (2014). Ozone risk and foliar injury on Viburnum lantana L.: a meso-scale epidemiological study. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 493: 954-960. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.041 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23816
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