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General Technical Report

Title: Evaluating ozone air pollution effects on pines in the western United States

Author: Miller, Paul R.; Stolte, Kenneth W.; Duriscoe, Daniel M.; Pronos, John, technical coordinators

Date: 1996

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-155. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 79 p

Station ID: GTR-PSW-155

Description: Historical and technical background is provided about ozone air pollution effects on ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws) and Jeffrey (P. jeffreyi Grev. and Balf.) pines in forests of the western United States. The principal aim is to document the development of field survey methods to be applied to assessment of chronic ozone injury by government agencies responsible for management of forest and air resources, primarily in the Sierra Nevada and mountains of southern California. Detailed procedures are supplied for the selection of sample plots, collection of plot and tree data, computation of an injury index for each tree and execution of quality assurance procedures. The methods have been field tested in California National Forests and National Parks during 4 consecutive years.

Key Words: ozone, injury, ponderosa, Jeffrey, pines, methods

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Contents

Front Matter and Acknowledgements 136 KB

Extent of ozone injury to trees in the western United States 80 KB
Miller, Paul R.

Government agencies’ need for data on ozone injury to western pines 43 KB
Takemoto, Brent; Procter, Trent

Symptomology of ozone injury to pine foliage 195 KB
Stolte, Kenneth

History of ozone injury monitoring methods and the development of a recommended protocol 146 KB
Duriscoe, Daniel; Stolte, Kenneth; Pronos, John

Statistical considerations for plot design, sampling procedures, analysis, and quality assurance of ozone injury studies 50 KB
Arbaugh, Michael; Bednar, Larry

Establishment of monitoring plots and evaluation of trees injured by ozone 9.4MKB
Duriscoe, Daniel; Stolte, Kenneth; Pronos, John

Data management and analysis of ozone injury to pines 87 KB
Schilling, Susan; Duriscoe, Dan

Quality assurance, training, and certification in ozone air pollution studies 54 KB
Schilling, Susan; Miller, Paul; Takemoto, Brent

References and Glossary 84 KB

Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C 104 KB

Citation

Miller, Paul R.; Stolte, Kenneth W.; Duriscoe, Daniel M.; Pronos, John, technical coordinators 1996. Evaluating ozone air pollution effects on pines in the western United States Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-155. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station; 79 p.