Report 403
The impacts of ozone on nature conservation
(2007)
Morrissey, T., Ashmore, M.R., Emberson, L.D., Cinderby, S., Buker, P.
Ozone is globally the most important gaseous pollutant causing effects on vegetation.
While a number of reviews have evaluated the evidence of impacts of ozone on semi-natural ecosystems, none of these has specifically focussed on the priorities of nature conservation agencies.
Summary
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The aim of this report is to provide
a first national assessment of ozone risks to Priority Habitats and
Priority Species of vascular plants using currently available data.
The specific objectives are:-
• To summarise the
results of recent studies of the impacts of ozone on nature
conservation (in this case BAP Priority Habitats).
• To undertake a
systematic risk assessment to identify BAP habitats at greatest
risk of impacts of ozone and to assess how this risk might change
in the future.
• To identify cases in
which ozone may adversely affect the achievement of favourable
status.
• To identify key gaps
in knowledge, and priorities in terms of conservation
objectives.
• To assess how policy
initiatives might mitigate the possible impacts of ozone on
habitats of conservation value in the UK over the next 20-30
years.
We emphasise very strongly that this
report represents an initial assessment of the impacts.
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63 pages
ISSN 0963 8091
Please cite as: Morrissey, T., Ashmore, M.R., Emberson, L.D., Cinderby, S., Buker, P., (2007), The impacts of ozone on nature conservation, JNCC Report 403, 63 pages, ISSN 0963 8091