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The Effects of SO2 on a Grassland

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 45))

Abstract

Sulfur dioxide, because of its potential as a nutrient source as well as a toxic agent, influences plants and plant communities in a variety of ways. Separating the nutrient and toxic effects is difficult, because a process or structure that is impacted positively by the nutrient-supplying properties of S02 may be negatively impacted by the same concentration of S02 as exposure time is increased. A transition from positive to negative effects can also be expected over a range of S02 concentrations for the same exposure time. Odum et al. (1979) described this general phenomenon for perturbed ecological systems as a subsidy-stress gradient.

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  1. W. K. Lauenroth
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  1. Department of Range Science and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80523, USA

    W. K. Lauenroth

  2. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, 200 Southwest 35th street, Corvallis, Oregon, 97330, USA

    Eric M. Preston

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Lauenroth, W.K., Milchunas, D.G., Dodd, J.L. (1984). Responses of the Vegetation. In: Lauenroth, W.K., Preston, E.M. (eds) The Effects of SO2 on a Grassland. Ecological Studies, vol 45. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5230-6_5

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