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Plant-Mediated Ecosystem Effects of Tropospheric Ozone

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Tropospheric ozone (O3) is considered as the most significant phytotoxic pollutant in the atmosphere and is already responsible for widespread effects on crops, trees and native plant species. Globally, there is evidence that the background O3 concentrations are further increasing. Most research has been conducted on plant and tree species of commercial value, but very little is known about the impacts of O3 on the scale of forest-, agro- or grassland ecosystems. Exposure to elevated O3 causes oxidative stress, which results in reduced photosynthesis, visible injury, decreased growth and productivity. We present examples showing that impacts of O3 on vegetation may lead to long-term effects on ecosystem structure and function. Recent experiments have shown that O3 can cause a shift in plant species composition and can indirectly affect soil processes. Ozone has also been shown to affect water cycling through its effect on stomata and can alter overall ecosystem productivity.

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This work was partly supported by the German Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt, FKZ: 3711 63 235).

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Weigel, H.J., Bergmann, E., Bender, J. (2015). Plant-Mediated Ecosystem Effects of Tropospheric Ozone. In: Lüttge, U., Beyschlag, W. (eds) Progress in Botany. Progress in Botany, vol 76. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08807-5_15

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