Objective THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENT WERE DESIGNED TO PROVE THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT AIR POLLUTANTS ON THE VITALITY OF FOREST FLOOR VEGETATION AND COMPETITION. THE VEGETATION IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT WILL BE FUMIGATED IN OPEN-TOP CHAMBERS WITH DIFFERENT GASES SINGLE AND IN COMBINATION (SO2, NO2, SO2 + NO2 +O3). THE FUMIGATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT DISCONTINUOUSLY (FOUR HOURS PER WEEK) WITH CONCENTRATIONS OF FUMIGANTS RELEVANT TO THE STUDY AREA. THE RESEARCH WILL INCLUDE PHENOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS, PLANT SOCIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FOREST FLOOR VEGETATION. 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 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITY OF GIESSEN EU contribution No data Address Ludwigstrasse 23 35390 GIESSEN Germany See on map Total cost No data