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AUTHOR
U. Schmieden
The combined effect of CO2, ozone, and drought on the radical scavenging system of young oak trees (Quercus petraea) — A phytothron study
In order to study the combined effects of CO 2 , ozone, and drought, we simulated in a controlled environment the climatic conditions of a German oak stand with high ozone (daytime: 80 ppb, control: 20 ppb) during one vegetative period under a regime of low and high CO 2 concentration (370 vs 720 ppm) and drought (4 weeks < -800 hPa). To investigate the effects of CO 2 , ozone and drought on the radical scavenging system, we monitored the level of glutathione, ascorbate, and α-tocopherol. However, it is important that, under the regime of elevated CO 2 , the antioxidative behaviour of glutathione and ascorbate appears to be masked by their function as storage molecules for sulfur or carbon.
Modelling aspects of forest decline in Germany: II. Application and validation of an integrated soil-plant-model
Abstract In 1993 the German Federal Environmental Agency initiated a project to evaluate the forest decline research of the period 1982–1992 in Germany. The soil-plant-model PLOT applied here was developed to integrate the research results. It consists of a soil module, BODEN, and a plant module. FICHTE, which both include several submodels. For validation of submodels, modules, and the whole model, a stepwise procedure was chosen and parts will be presented here. Focussing on soil processes and nutritional aspects, the model performance as well as the applicability range and limits are shown. The underlying cause-effect-relationships and the theoretical aspects of the modelling exercise ar…