Ozone Sensitive Species:
The species selected for use in the ozone biomonitoring program are relatively common across a variety of forest types, they are relatively easy to identify and distinguish from similar species, and they are ozone sensitive based on a combination of field evidence and causative fumigation experiments. All of the eastern and western species were recently identified as good bioindicators by a panel of experts (http://www2.nature.nps.gov/air/).
Eastern Bioindicator Species
Scientific name |
Common name |
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Asclepias spp. |
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Prunus serotina |
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Rubus allegheniensis |
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Apocynum androsaemifolium |
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Fraxinus americana |
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Sassafras albidum |
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Liriodendron tulipifera |
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Aster macrophyllus |
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Liquidambar styraciflua |
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Prunus pennsylvanica |
Eurybia macrophylla is a synonym for A. macrophyllus.
Western Bioindicator Species
Scientific name |
Common name |
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Symphoricarpos oreaphilus1 |
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Populus tremuloides |
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Pinus ponderosa2 |
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Salix scouleriana |
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Physocarpus malvaceus |
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Vaccinium membranaceum |
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Sambucus racemosa |
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Alnus rubra |
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Sambucus mexicana |
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Pinus jeffrey |
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Artemisia ludoviciana |
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Artemisia douglasiana |
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Physocarpus capitatus |
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Rhus trilobata |
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Asclepias spp. |
Symphoricarpos spp. also included.
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum in
Interior States; var.ponderosa in
Coastal States
Last Modified: 04/17/2007