ECOLOGICAL-STUDIES IN THE RATANICA CATCHMENT (CARPATHIAN FOOTHILLS, SPOLAND) - AN OVERVIEW

Authors
GRODZINSKA K SZAREK G
Citation
K. Grodzinska et G. Szarek, ECOLOGICAL-STUDIES IN THE RATANICA CATCHMENT (CARPATHIAN FOOTHILLS, SPOLAND) - AN OVERVIEW, Water, air and soil pollution, 85(3), 1995, pp. 1635-1640
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Water Resources
Journal title
Water, air and soil pollution → ACNP
ISSN journal
00496979
Volume
85
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1635 - 1640
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-6979(1995)85:3<1635:EITRC(>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
This paper includes an overview of ecological studies conducted since 1986 in the Ratanica pine-beech forested catchment located in the poll uted, high populated southern part of Poland. General characteristics of the catchment (including soil and vegetation, air pollution, input/ output of nutrients and pollutants, element budget data and forest hea lth assessment) are presented. Based on biogeochemical and bioindicati on results, the Ratanica catchment has been classified as a moderately to heavily deteriorated area. Predictions for this forested catchment for various deposition of anthropogenic pollutants, are also disscuse d.