A spring window for geobotanical anomaly detectionThe observation of senescence of deciduous vegetation to detect soil heavy metal mineralization is discussed. A gridded sampling of two sites of Quercus alba L. in south-central Virginia in 1982 is studied. The data reveal that smaller leaf blade lengths are observed in the soil site with copper, lead, and zinc concentrations. A random study in 1983 of red and white Q. rubra L., Q. prinus L., and Acer rubrum L., to confirm previous results is described. The observations of blade length and bud breaks show a 7-10 day lag in growth in the mineral site for the oak trees; however, the maple trees are not influenced by the minerals.
Document ID
19860029331
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bell, R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Labovitz, M. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Masuoka, E. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)