1. General lecture
Trends in observed air pollution effects in the UN ECE
region
Gregor,H.-D. ................................................ 14
2. Response of forest ecosystems to changing environmental
conditions
2.1. Results of national surveys of ICP Forest Monitoring
Results of 20 years Forest Monitoring in Belarus
Krasouski, V. & Chabrouskaya, V. ............................. 22
Forest health condition on ICP Forests sample plots in Serbia
Nevenić, R.; Tabaković-Tošić, M.; Bilibajkić, S.;
Stefanović, T. .............................................. 28
Main results of monitoring of forest ecosystems in Slovakia
Pavlenda, P.; Mind'áš, J.; Bucha, T.; Priwitzer, T.;
Pajtík, J.; Pavlendová, H.; Tóthová, S. Ištonă,
J. & Raši, R. ............................................... 34
What have we learnt from 20 years of forest health
monitoring in Denmark?
Thomsen, I.M. &. Hansen K. ................................. 42
Norwegian Monitoring: The Forest Officers' Plots. Vitality
surveys 1988-2005
Timmermann, V. .............................................. 46
2.2. Evaluation of indicators and methodological results
Challenges for monitoring and the use of monitoring data for
landscape management from point of view of the end-user
Fürst, Ch.; Lorz, C. Makeschin, F. .......................... 54
Genetic differentiation of beech at the level-II-plot 606
Gebhardt, K. ................................................ 60
Evaluation of relationships between defoliation and radial
increment reduction of trees on monitoring plots
Pajtík, J.; Bucha, T.; Pavlenda, P. ......................... 66
Remote sensing of chlorophyll concentration as a quantitative
index of forest condition
Panigada, C; Rossini, M.; Busetto, L.; Fava, F.;
Colombo, R.; Meroni, M. & Parco, V. ......................... 73
Defoliation - key parameter or cue ball of variegated
influences?
Seidling, W. ................................................ 79
Litterfall and defoliation on six Norway spruce (Picea abies
L. Karsth.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Level II
plots
Ukonmaanaho, L. & Lindgren, M. .............................. 88
Managing data in a changing environment, problems, challenges
and opportunities
Houston, T. & Bastrup-Birk, A. .............................. 94
Monitoring Forest Health by Remote Sensing of Leaf Area Index
Solberg, S.; Næsset,E. ...................................... 99
2.3. Response to climatic change
Temperature, precipitation and extreme events on forest
ecosystems in Italy
Amoriello, T.; Costantini, A. .............................. 106
Some effects of climate on Norway spruce growth in Norway
Andreassen, K.; Solberg, S.; Tveito, O.E.; Lystad, S.L. .... 112
Towards selection of tree genotypes of higher drought
resistance
Barigah, St.; Cochard, H. & Eshel, A. ...................... 118
Impact of Heat and Drought on Tree and Stand Vitality -
Dendroecological Methods and first Results from Level
II-Plots in Southern Germany
Beck, W.; Müller, J. ....................................... 120
Effects of the drought 2003 on forests in Swiss Level II plots
Graf Pannatier, E.; Dobbertin, M.; Schmitt, M.;
Thimonier, A. & Waldner, P. ................................ 128
Analyses of forest ecosystems' response to climate change at
Level II monitoring sites
Lasch, P.; Suckow, F.; Badeck, F.-W. ....................... 136
Effects of drought on the water balance of selected forest
sites and the evaluation of a drought risk
Müller, J. ................................................. 142
Effects of cyclical drought periods in defoliation and
damaging agent's incidence in forest vegetation in Spain
according to ICP Forests data: some results
Sánchez, G. & García, P. ................................... 149
2.4. Response to air pollution
Mosses as biomonitors of heavy metals and nitrogen
deposition in a forest
González, L.; Lasheras, E.; Bermejo, R.; Elustondo, D.
& Santamaría, J.M. ......................................... 158
Atmospheric deposition and ozone levels in Swiss forests:
Are critical values exceeded?
Thimonier, A.; Schmitt, M.; Graf Pannatier, E.;
Schaub, M. & Waldner, P. ................................... 164
Forestry Management Options to maintain Sustainability -
Element budgets at Level II Sites in South-West Germany
v.Wilpert, K. & Zirlewagen, D. ............................. 170
2.5. Response to biotic agents
Analysis of tree mortality in Austria
Kristöfel F. ............................................... 182
Occurrence of root diseases in Poland in relation to host
species, forest site types, injuries of trees and crown
condition
Lech, P. & Sierota, Z. ..................................... 187
Spatial and temporal patterns in the occurrence of biotic
and abiotic damage in Finland
Nevalainen, S.; Lindgren, M. & Pouttu, A. .................. 193
Integrated evaluations of intensive monitoring results -
a case study on cause-effect relationships in a sessile
oak ecosystem
Schröck, H.-W. & Block, J. ................................. 201
Crown condition of Quercus robur in Flanders (Belgium)
Sioen, G. & Roskams, P. .................................... 210
2.6. Vegetation and biodiversity
Forest biodiversity and air pollution: a standard method
for soil biomonitoring
Arifio, A.H.; Baquero, E.; Jordana, R. & Santamaría
J.M. ....................................................... 218
The role of forest monitoring in assessments of the
diversity of forest vegetation in Germany
Bolte, A.; Schröck, H.-W. & Block, J. ...................... 225
Using life-form spectra in forest biodiversity monitoring
Gastón, A.; Soriano, C. & Bariego, P. ...................... 233
Trends of life-form spectra along environmental gradients
in Spanish forest monitoring plots
Gastón, A.; Soriano, C. & Bariego, P. ...................... 237
Analysis and diagnostic evaluation of the ecological state
of forests in a changing environment, in accordance with
landscape ecological criteria
Ingegnoli, V. .............................................. 241
Towards the development of a pan-European Forest Status
Indicator, for contributing to the 2010 goal to halt
the loss of biodiversity
Petriccione, B. ............................................ 251
3. Quality management
VisualDefo: a web-based tool for cross-calibration of
visual assessment of tree crown condition
Gastón, A. & Sánchez, G. ................................... 256
Evaluation of the temporal consistency of crown transparency
assessments via photo-quality assurance
Hendry, S.J. ............................................... 259
Harmonization of methods and QA/QC in the chemical analysis
of atmospheric deposition and soil water within the ICP
Forests Programme
Mosello, R.; Clarke, N.; Derome, J.; Derome, K.; Koenig,
N.; Kowalska, A.; Marchetto, A.; Sorsa, P.; Tartari, G.
A.; Ulrich, E. ............................................. 263
Consistency of Forest Damage Assessments
Wulff, S. .................................................. 270
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