STRUCTURAL LEAF CHANGES IN TREES AROUND A SUBWAY AIR DUCT

Revista Árvore

Renato De Aragão Ribeiro Rodrigues¹  Vanderson Corrêa Vaz¹  Alice Sato¹  Rosani Do Carmo De Oliveira Arruda¹  Wagner Antonio Chiba De Castro¹  Dalva Maria Da Silva-matos¹ 

关键词: Air pollution;    Fluctuating asymmetry;    Subways;    Palavras-chave:;    Poluição;    Assimetria flutuante;    Metrôs;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0100-67622015000300001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTWhile a number of papers have shown that subway systems have an impact on the air quality through the release of particulate matters, no information about the impact of such particles on tree attributes is available. Tree leaves from three different species from the exit side of a subway station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were more asymmetrical than leaves from the entrance side. This leaves also presenting changes in leaves cuticle and chlorophyll content.

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