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Acidic precipitation and forest vegetation

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Effects of acidic precipitation on forest vegetation may be classified as being either direct or indirect. Among the most important direct effects are damage to protective cuticular layers, interference with normal functioning of guard cells, poisoning of plant cells after diffusion of acidic substances through stomata or cuticle and interference with reproductive processes. Indirect effects include accelerated leaching of substances from foliar organs, increased susceptibility to drought and other environmental stress factors, and alteration of symbiotic associations and host-parasite interactions. The potential importance of nutrient take up through foliage and the need to understand atmosphere-plant-soil interactions are stressed.

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  1. Dept. of Plant Ecology and Forest Soils, The Royal College of Forestry, S10405, Stockholm, 50, Sweden

    Carl Olof Tamm & Ellis B. Cowling

  2. Dept. of Plant Pathology and School of Forest Resources, North Carolina State University, 27607, Raleigh, N. C., U.S.A.

    Carl Olof Tamm & Ellis B. Cowling

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Tamm, C.O., Cowling, E.B. Acidic precipitation and forest vegetation. Water Air Soil Pollut 7, 503–511 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285549

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