Decline and Mortality of Red Spruce in West Virginia (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Decline and Mortality of Red Spruce in West Virginia (Classic Reprint) written by Manfred E. Mielke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Decline and Mortality of Red Spruce in West Virginia Both anthropogenic and natural causes have been implicated in the recent decline of red spruce; however, to date no clear cause and effect relationship has been established. Although documentation of actual amounts of deposition of anthropogenic substances in the eastern United States is sparse, indications are that the mountains of West Virginia receive, on a weighted average, inputs of sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides, acid precipitation and ozone that are among the highest in the eastern United States (husar Therefore, if red Spruce or other forest trees are injured by any of these substances, injury should be evident in West Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.