International Journal of Forestry Research Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 836278, 7 pages doi:10.1155/2010/836278
Research Article
Adverse Influence of Radio Frequency Background on Trembling Aspen Seedlings: Preliminary Observations
Katie Haggerty
P.O. Box 553, Lyons, CO 80540, USA
Received 21 June 2009; Revised 31 October 2009; Accepted 17 February 2010
Academic Editor: Terry L. Sharik
Abstract
Numerous incidents of aspen decline have been recorded in North America over the past half century, and incidents of very rapid mortality of aspen clones have been observed in Colorado since 2004. The radio frequency (RF) environment of the earth has undergone major changes in the past two centuries due to the development and use of electricity in power and communications applications, and the anthropogenic RF background continues to increase in intensity and complexity. This study suggests that the RF background may have strong adverse effects on growth rate and fall anthocyanin production in aspen, and may be an underlying factor in aspen decline.
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