Identifying ozone-sensitive communities of (semi-)natural vegetation suitable for mapping exceedance of critical levels

G. Mills; F. Hayes; M. L. M. Jones; S. Cinderby

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2006.04.005

Identifying ozone-sensitive communities of (semi-)natural vegetation suitable for mapping exceedance of critical levels

G. Mills, F. Hayes, M. L. M. Jones, S. Cinderby

Stockholm Environment Institute at York

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Abstract

Using published data on the responses of individual species to ozone, 54 EUNIS (European Nature Information System) level 4 communities with six or more ozone-sensitive species (%OS) and c. 20% or more species tested for ozone sensitivity, were identified as potentially ozone-sensitive. The largest number of these communities (23) was associated with Grasslands, with Heathland, scrub and tundra, and Mires, bogs and fens having the next highest representation at 11 and 8 level 4 communities each respectively. Within the grasslands classification, E4 (Alpine and sub-alpine grasslands), E5 (Woodland fringes and clearings) and El (Dry grasslands) were the most sensitive with 68.1, 51.6 and 48.6%OS respectively. It is feasible to map the land-cover for these and other communities at level 2, but it may not be currently possible to map the land-cover for all communities identified to be ozone-sensitive at levels 3 and 4. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	736-743
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	146
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.04.005
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

Keywords

ozone
semi-natural vegetation
EUNIS
communities
relative sensitivity
GRASSLAND
GROWTH
PASTURES
EXPOSURE
HERBS

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