Long-Term Monitored Norway Spruce Plots in the Ore Mountains—30 Years of Changes in Forest Health, Soil Chemistry and Tree Nutrition after Air Pollution Calamity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Atmospheric Deposition
2.2. Soil Chemistry
2.3. Foliage Chemistry
2.4. Forest Health—Defoliation and Height Increment
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Area
4.2. Research Plots
4.3. Crown Condition and Growth Assessment
4.4. Foliage and Soil Sampling
4.5. Deposition Measurement
4.6. Laboratory Analyses
4.7. Data Analyses
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Novotný, R.; Fadrhonsová, V.; Šrámek, V. Long-Term Monitored Norway Spruce Plots in the Ore Mountains—30 Years of Changes in Forest Health, Soil Chemistry and Tree Nutrition after Air Pollution Calamity. Plants 2024, 13, 2379. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172379
Novotný R, Fadrhonsová V, Šrámek V. Long-Term Monitored Norway Spruce Plots in the Ore Mountains—30 Years of Changes in Forest Health, Soil Chemistry and Tree Nutrition after Air Pollution Calamity. Plants. 2024; 13(17):2379. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172379
Chicago/Turabian StyleNovotný, Radek, Věra Fadrhonsová, and Vít Šrámek. 2024. "Long-Term Monitored Norway Spruce Plots in the Ore Mountains—30 Years of Changes in Forest Health, Soil Chemistry and Tree Nutrition after Air Pollution Calamity" Plants 13, no. 17: 2379. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13172379