Assessment of the Possibilities to Derive Relationships between Stress Factorsand Forest Condition for The Netherlands

摘要

In a definition study the possibilities to derive relationships between stressfactors and forest condition in The Netherlands are surveyed. First, the present knowledge on forest health and stress factors is discussed. Next different monitoring networks are compared and available data are described. Then, relevant effect and predictor variables are discussed. Finally, a statistical method is proposed for examining the relationshp between forest condition and stress factors. Minimum sets of predictors were selected which have to be included in the statistical models to perform a useful examination.