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Many hypotheses have been offered in attempts to explain reported recent changes in the condition of forests in several areas of the world. Specific site- related nutrient deficiencies have been considered to be a major contributing stress factor in decline initiation (Zöttl and Huettl 1986). Symptoms observed on Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.) Karst., and results of chemical analysis of soil and foliage have revealed consistent correlation between poor nutrition and the symptoms of needle discoloration and crown thinning (Zöttl and Huettl 1986; Prinz 1987; Ke 1989).
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Adamowicz, A., Skelly, J.M., McCormick, L.H. (1993). Temporal Changes in Norway Spruce Foliar Nutrients and Response to Fertilization. In: Huettl, R.F., Mueller-Dombois, D. (eds) Forest Decline in the Atlantic and Pacific Region. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76995-5_10
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