Foliar injury in young Betula pendula roth., Salix purpurea L. and Ilex aquifolium L. trees and in propagated Taxus baccata L. shoots exposed to intermittent fog at a range of acidities.
The occurrence of various visible symptoms of foliar injury was assessed on a 5-point scale for each of the species. There was a distinct increase in the incidence of most types of injury in plant material which has been exposed to pH 2.5 acid fog. No clear pH-related trend in foliar injury occurred in plants exposed to acid fog at pH 3.5, pH 4.5 and pH 5.6, indicating that a threshold for a range of different types of visible injury may exist between pH 2.5 and pH 3.5 for all four species.
Barker
M G
MG
Institute of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4YQ, UK.
Ashenden
T W
TW