期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 408, 期 3, 页码 586-593出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.09.036
关键词
(13)Carbon; (15)Nitrogen; Radiocarbon; Traffic pollution; Tree rings; Dendroecology; Stable isotopes
资金
- NitroEurope
- NCCR-Climate
This study presents new evidence that radiocarbon, combined with dendrochronological and stable isotopes analysis in tree rings and needles, can help to better understand the influence of pollution on trees. Pinus pinea individuals, adjacent to main roads in the urban area of Caserta (South Italy) and exposed to large amounts of traffic exhaust since 1980, were sampled and the time-related trend in the growth residuals was estimated. We found a consistent decrease in the ring width starting from 1980, with a slight increase in delta(13)C value, which was considered to be a consequence of environmental stress. No clear pattern was identified in delta(15)N, while an increasing effect of the fossil fuel dilution on the atmospheric bomb-enriched (14)C background was detected in tree rings, possibly as a consequence of the increase in traffic exhausts. Our findings suggested that radiocarbon is a very sensitive tool to investigate small-scale (i.e. traffic exhaust at the level crossing) and large-scale (urban area pollution) induced disturbances. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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