Broad-Leaved Tree Growth Modulated by Industrial Air Pollution in the Northern Romania (Baia Mare Region)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Statistical Parameters of the Radial Growth Series
3.2. Analysis of the Auxological Changes of Trees
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Location (FD/UP/u.a.) | Distance from the Polluting Source (km) | Area (ha) | Age | Composition * | Exposure * | Slope (Centesimal Degree) | Altitude (m) | Canopy Cover | Yield Class | Standing Volume (m3/ha−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firiza/I/89 | 2.7 | 14.11 | 170 | 7FA 1GO 1CAS 1DT | NE | 38 | 370–530 | 0.7 | 3 | 295 |
Firiza/VI/63 | 8.5 | 13.14 | 75 | 9FA 1ME | SW | 30 | 640–860 | 0.9 | 3 | 359 |
Firiza/I/38 | 6 | 26.61 | 85 | 10FA | NE | 30 | 380–540 | 0.9 | 2 | 505 |
Firiza/VI/104B | 3.2 | 13.34 | 95 | 10FA | NW | 33 | 330–570 | 0.7 | 3 | 371 |
Firiza/V/87C | 9.5 | 15.56 | 150 | 9FA 1PAM | W | 25 | 500–600 | 0.6 | 2 | 359 |
Firiza/VI/28A | 6.1 | 9.18 | 70 | 10FA | W | 30 | 300–435 | 0.7 | 3 | 288 |
Baia Sprie/I/3 | 3 | 3.47 | 125 | 6GO 1FA 1FA 2CA | SE | 33 | 360–560 | 0.5 | 3 | 140 |
Baia Sprie/I/54B | 5.8 | 4.2 | 130 | 10FA | W | 24 | 540–580 | 0.7 | 3 | 367 |
Baia Sprie/I/73B | 9.5 | 14.46 | 110 | 10FA | SE | 22 | 650 | 0.5 | 3 | 215 |
Baia Sprie/I/11 | 3.8 | 1.68 | 140 | 9FA 1GO | SW | 30 | 540 | 0.4 | 3 | 258 |
Tăuții Măgherăuș/III/27A | 9.6 | 35.9 | 120 | 9FA 1GO | W | 25 | 350–600 | 0.6 | 3 | 316 |
Tăuții Măgherăuș/V/29A | 7.2 | 9.72 | 110 | 8FA 1GO 1CA | W | 28 | 300–430 | 0.7 | 3 | 335 |
Plot Code * | No. of Cores | Overlapping Period > 10 Core | Average Radial Growth | Average Sensitivity | Autocorrelation Order I |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMFi1 | 41 | 1850–2020 | 2.915 | 0.144 | 0.650 |
BMFi2 | 42 | 1826–2020 | 1.897 | 0.165 | 0.778 |
BMFi3 | 40 | 1825–2020 | 1.762 | 0.199 | 0.755 |
BMFi4 | 44 | 1845–2020 | 3.349 | 0.140 | 0.739 |
BMFi5 | 40 | 1769–2020 | 1.939 | 0.146 | 0.754 |
BMFm1 | 40 | 1943–2020 | 3.898 | 0.183 | 0.622 |
BMFm2 | 43 | 1873–2020 | 2.060 | 0.185 | 0.708 |
BMFm3 | 41 | 1905–2020 | 2.490 | 0.157 | 0.682 |
BMFn1 | 40 | 1849–2020 | 2.478 | 0.233 | 0.582 |
BMFn2 | 40 | 1894–2020 | 2.461 | 0.148 | 0.770 |
BMFn3 | 40 | 1870–2020 | 2.656 | 0.163 | 0.764 |
BMFn4 | 43 | 1877–2020 | 1.802 | 0.200 | 0.720 |
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Sidor, C.G.; Cuciurean, C.I.; Popa, I.; Leca, Ș.; Vlad, R.; Badea, O. Broad-Leaved Tree Growth Modulated by Industrial Air Pollution in the Northern Romania (Baia Mare Region). Forests 2022, 13, 807. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050807
Sidor CG, Cuciurean CI, Popa I, Leca Ș, Vlad R, Badea O. Broad-Leaved Tree Growth Modulated by Industrial Air Pollution in the Northern Romania (Baia Mare Region). Forests. 2022; 13(5):807. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050807
Chicago/Turabian StyleSidor, Cristian Gheorghe, Cosmin Ilie Cuciurean, Ionel Popa, Ștefan Leca, Radu Vlad, and Ovidiu Badea. 2022. "Broad-Leaved Tree Growth Modulated by Industrial Air Pollution in the Northern Romania (Baia Mare Region)" Forests 13, no. 5: 807. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050807
APA StyleSidor, C. G., Cuciurean, C. I., Popa, I., Leca, Ș., Vlad, R., & Badea, O. (2022). Broad-Leaved Tree Growth Modulated by Industrial Air Pollution in the Northern Romania (Baia Mare Region). Forests, 13(5), 807. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050807