In southern Brazil, the recent increase in tropospheric ozone (O 3) concentrations poses an
additional threat to the biodiverse but endangered and fragmented remnants of the Atlantic …

Acute ozone exposure triggers major emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but
quantitatively, it is unclear how different ozone doses alter the start and the total amount of …

Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn. is a plant native to Brazil whose genus and family
(Melastomataceae) are poorly studied with regards to its metabolite profile. Phenolic …

Forests store the largest terrestrial pools of carbon (C), helping to stabilize the global climate
system, yet are threatened by climate change (CC) and associated air pollution (AP …

Empirical evidence underlines enhanced ground-level O 3 regimes as components of global
change, although interaction responses of forest trees and ecosystems have only recently …

Cerrado is a Brazilian savannah ecosystem that has a high diversity of flora and fauna and
originally covered 2 million km 2, but in recent years more than 50% of its area has been …

Ozone-like visible injury was detected on Hibiscus syriacus plants used as ornamental
hedges. Weekly spray of the antiozonant ethylenediurea (EDU, 300ppm) confirmed that the …

Abstract Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn., a pioneer tree species commonly found in the
Atlantic Rain Forest in southeast Brazil, proved to be a promising biosensor species for …

Psidium guajava “Paluma”, a tropical tree species, is known to be an efficient ozone
indicator in tropical countries. When exposed to ozone, this species displays a characteristic …

Air pollution and climate change are inherently linked to each other. After introducing into
the presently prevalent air pollutants and their relevance for forest tree and ecosystem …