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Histological Symptoms of Air Pollution Injury in Foliage, Bark, and Xylem of Abies religiosa in the Basin of Mexico

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Urban Air Pollution and Forests

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Histological research has provided valuable information contributing to our understanding of the impacts of air pollution on plant species (Thomson 1975; Weber and Grulke 1995). Tissue modifications may appear before visible symptoms in leaves and stems. Tissue modifications can also be used as indicators of air pollution effects (Bernal et al. 2002; Fincher and Alscher 1992). Anatomical studies help elucidate biochemical and physiological changes that may possibly occur in plants exposed to pollutants, especially those changes related to net photosynthesis, allocation of resources (carbohydrates), and mechanisms of injury response. Xylem studies using dendrochronological techniques make it possible to reconstruct past events in forest communities and to determine tree growth rates in species exposed to air pollutants based on changes in ring width, density, and element composition (Weber and Grulke 1995).

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Terrazas, T., Bernal-Salazar, S. (2002). Histological Symptoms of Air Pollution Injury in Foliage, Bark, and Xylem of Abies religiosa in the Basin of Mexico. In: Fenn, M.E., de Bauer, L.I., Hernández-Tejeda, T. (eds) Urban Air Pollution and Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 156. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22520-3_11

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