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urn:nbn:nl:ui:32-418785 2026-03-31 urn:nbn:nl:ui:32-418785/mods Forests under climate change and air pollution: Gaps in understanding and future directions for research Matyssek R. aut Wieser G. aut Calfapietra C. aut de Vries W. 073951889 0000-0001-9974-0612 0000000394772070 aut Mohren G.M.J. 072552964 0000-0002-7004-4602 000000008364889X aut text info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2012 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.07.007 2-s2.0-80053926168 000297898000009 en Forests in Europe face significant changes in climate, which in interaction with air quality changes, may significantly affect forest productivity, stand composition and carbon sequestration in both vegetation and soils. Identified knowledge gaps and research needs include: (i) interaction between changes in air quality (trace gas concentrations), climate and other site factors on forest ecosystem response, (ii) significance of biotic processes in system response, (iii) tools for mechanistic and diagnostic understanding and upscaling, and (iv) the need for unifying modelling and empirical research for synthesis. This position paper highlights the above focuses, including the global dimension of air pollution as part of climate change and the need for knowledge transfer to enable reliable risk assessment. A new type of research site in forest ecosystems (“supersites”) will be conducive to addressing these gaps by enabling integration of experimentation and modelling within the soil-plant-atmosphere interface, as well as further model development. Wageningen Environmental Research PE&RC SS - Soil Chemistry and Nature Forest Ecology and Forest Management beech fagus-sylvatica co2 and/or o-3 elevated co2 land-carbon sink nitrogen deposition ozone risk-assessment surface ozone temperate forests trace-gas-exchange volatile organic-compounds Wageningen Environmental Research PE&RC CB - Bodemchemie en Natuur Bosecologie en -beheer Environmental Pollution 160 57 65 02697491 urn:nbn:nl:ui:32-418785/obj 2026-03-31 http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess