Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

E Agathokleous, Z Feng, E Oksanen, P Sicard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Elevated tropospheric ozone concentrations induce adverse effects in plants. We reviewed
how ozone affects (i) the composition and diversity of plant communities by affecting key …

Temporal changes in ozone concentrations and their impact on vegetation

S Juráň, J Grace, O Urban - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tropospheric concentrations of phytotoxic ozone (O3) have undergone a great increase
from preindustrial 10–15 ppbv to a present-day concentration of 35–40 ppbv in large parts of …

Assessing surface ozone risk to human health and forests over time in Poland

A Cakaj, E Qorri, F Coulibaly, A De Marco… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hourly ground-level ozone (O 3) data from 52 monitoring stations in Poland were analyzed
over a ten-year pre-COVID19 period (2010–2019) to map and define areas at risk for human …

Trends in tropospheric ozone concentrations and forest impact metrics in Europe over the time period 2000–2014

C Proietti, MF Fornasier, P Sicard, A Anav… - Journal of Forestry …, 2021 - Springer
In Europe, tropospheric ozone pollution appears as a major air quality issue, and ozone
concentrations remain potentially harmful to vegetation. In this study we compared the …

Spatiotemporal variations of ozone exposure and its risks to vegetation and human health in Cyprus: an analysis across a gradient of altitudes

S Agathokleous, CJ Saitanis, C Savvides… - Journal of forestry …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Ground-level ozone (O3) affects vegetation and threatens environmental health
when levels exceed critical values, above which adverse effects are expected. Cyprus is …

Ecological adaptability of invasive weeds under environmental pollutants: A review

J Sun, WA Khattak, A Abbas, M Nawaz… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global ecosystems are undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformations due to a range
of human activities, including land development, pollution, the introduction of invasive …

On-site identification of ozone damage in fruiting plants using vapor-deposited conducting polymer tattoos

JJ Kim, R Fan, LK Allison, TL Andrew - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
Climate change is leading to increased concentrations of ground-level ozone in farms and
orchards. Persistent ozone exposure causes irreversible oxidative damage to plants and …

Epidemiological derivation of flux-based critical levels for visible ozone injury in European forests

P Sicard, A De Marco, E Carrari… - Journal of Forestry …, 2020 - Springer
The European MOTTLES project set-up a new-generation network for ozone (O 3)
monitoring in 17 plots in France, Italy and Romania. These monitoring stations allowed:(1) …

Sensitivity of agricultural crops to tropospheric ozone: a review of Indian researches

A Gupta, DS Yadav, SB Agrawal, M Agrawal - … Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a long-range transboundary secondary air pollutant, causing
significant damage to agricultural crops worldwide. There are substantial spatial variations …

Ozone pollution threatens bird populations to collapse: an imminent ecological threat?

E Agathokleous, P Sicard, Z Feng, E Paoletti - Journal of Forestry …, 2023 - Springer
While bird populations are declining, the factors associated with this decline are unclear.
Based on laboratory experiments, air pollution has long been recognized as a factor causing …