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Root parameters of forest trees as sensitive indicators of acidifying pollutants: a review of research of Japanese forest trees

  • Special feature: REVIEW Development and function of roots of forest trees in Japan
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Journal of Forest Research

Abstract

The root parameters of forest trees can be indicators of a changing environment. We summarize the results of root studies with regard to the effects of acidifying pollutants, especially soil acidification and aluminum toxicity, on various root parameters of Japanese forest trees under experimentally controlled conditions. All root parameters such as biomass, morphology, nutritional status, and physiology can be regarded as indicators, because, under laboratory conditions, root responses occur prior to the responses in the aboveground parts. However, considering the conditions of forest sites, the nutritional status and physiological changes are better indicators of soil acidification and Al stress than the biomass and morphological response. The currently available data suggest that the most important indicator is the Ca/Al molar ratio in roots of Japanese tree species. In order to predict and detect the initial effects of soil acidification, we postulate that the specific root response to the Ca/Al molar ratio of tree roots should be considered as a parameter for use in long-term forest monitoring sites.

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    Yasuhiro Hirano & Takeo Mizoguchi

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Hirano, Y., Mizoguchi, T. & Brunner, I. Root parameters of forest trees as sensitive indicators of acidifying pollutants: a review of research of Japanese forest trees. J For Res 12, 134–142 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-006-0263-2

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