Application to New England
Authored By: P. G. Schaberg, E. K. Miller, C. Eagar
One approach for applying the concept of critical loads to assessing the sensitivity of forests to Ca depletion grew out of the work of the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP). In 1998, the NEG/ECP developed an Acid Rain Action Plan that called for (among 44 action items) a regional assessment of the sensitivity of Northeastern North American forests to current and projected S and N emissions levels. This assessment was intended to identify the location and extent of forested areas most sensitive to continued S and N deposition and estimate deposition rates required to maintain forest health and productivity under current rates of forest resource utilization.
Subsections found in Application to New England
- Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers : Considering the unique vulnerability of Ca to leaching loss and its vital role in supporting tree stress response systems, the model focuses on how atmospherically deposited S and N act to produce changes in Ca pools that may influence forest health conditions.
- Relationships to Forest Health : The model-based nutrient deficiency metric appears to be a good predictor of independent, on-the-ground indicators of current forest health and productivity.
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