Seasonal Development Of Ozone-Induced Foliar Injury On Tall Milkweed (ASCLEPIAS EXALTATA) In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Lara Souza (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Howard Neufeld
Abstract: The southeastern United States, including Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM), experience high ozone concentrations. These concentrations are high enough to cause visible injury on a wide variety of plants in GRSM. One plant that is particularly sensitive to the impacts of ozone is the perennial herb tall milkweed (Asclepias exaltata). This species may be a bioindicator for ozone at mid- to high elevations in the Park. However, little is known concerning the seasonal progression of injury on this species, nor the threshold levels of ozone necessary to elicit a response, both of which are necessary to better characterize this species for use as a bioindicator.
Seasonal Development Of Ozone-Induced Foliar Injury On Tall Milkweed (ASCLEPIAS EXALTATA) In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Souza, L. (2003). Seasonal Development Of Ozone-Induced Foliar Injury On Tall Milkweed (ASCLEPIAS EXALTATA) In Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2003
- Keywords
- perennial herb tall milkweed (Asclepias exaltata), biology, ozone, high ozone concentrations, ozone-induced foliar injury, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains National Park