Objectif TO CHECK WHETHER AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS CAUSE DIRECT VISIBLE DAMAGE OR INDUCES CHRONIC (NON-VISIBLE) INJURY TO FOREST TREES. THE HYPOTHESIS HEREABOVE MENTIONED WILL BE TESTED BY MEANS OF OPEN-TOP CHAMBERS INSTALLED IN SITES REMOTE FROM INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN AREAS. THESE SITES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY RELATIVELY LOW AVERAGE LEVEL OF AIR POLLUTION (UNDOUBTEDLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO AIR POLLUTION). FOREST TREES ARE GROWN IN A SET OF OPEN-TOP CHAMBERS WITH FILTERED ATMOSPHERE. COMPARISON IS DONE WITH IDENTICAL FOREST TREES GROWN IN CHAMBERS WITH UNFILTERED ATMOSPHERE AND WITH IDENTICAL FOREST TREES GROWN NEARBY, IN OPEN FIELD. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A EUROPEAN OPEN-TOP CHAMBER NETWORK AIMING AT VERIFYING THE HYPOTHESIS AT DIFFERENT EUROPEAN SITES CHOOSEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT A REPRESENTATIVE RANGE OF ECOLOGICAL AS WELL AS AIR POLLUTION CONDITIONS ARE COVERED (SITES, POLLUTANT EXPOSURE, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, ETC.) IN VIEW OF THE NECESSITY TO GENERATE COMPARABLE DATA, COMMON EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS ARE APPLIED. Programme(s) PRE-ENVPROT 3C - Sectoral research and development programme (EEC) in the field of environment (environmental protection and climatology) - indirect and concerted actions - Environmental protection -, 1981-1985 Thème(s) Data not available Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur FACULTE UNIVERSITAIRE DES SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES DE GEMBLOUX Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Passage Des Deportes 2 GEMBLOUX Belgique Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée