Issues are ozone and nitrogen. Develop methods to identify and quantify the effects of atmospheric deposition on high elevation ecosystems. To help managers improve monitoring systems and air quality standards to protect vegetation.   Monitoring Air Quality GLEES

Potential bioindicator plant species for ambient ozone identified for forested mountain areas of central Europe

In a 7 year study, Bob Musselman and others have reported for the first time probable ozone injury on native plants in central Europe. Ozone concentrations in forested areas of Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine appear to be high enough and of sufficient duration to cause foliar injury on a wide variety of native plants. The study identified 29 species of plants (12 forbs, nine shrubs, five trees and three vines) that could serve as potential ozone bioindicators. Organizations cooperating with the authors included the Forest Research and Management Institute in Romania, the Tatras National Park in Slovakia, the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Area in Poland, the Institute of Botany at the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research in the Czech Republic, the Institute of Landscape Ecology in Slovakia, the Geosystems Romania, and The Institute of forest Research and Management in Romania.

Manning, WJ, Godzik, B, Musselman, R. 2002. Potential bioindicator plant species for ambient ozone in forested mountain areas of central Europe. Environmental Pollution 119: 283-290.