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<strong>in</strong> section 1 <strong>of</strong> this report.<br />

In summary, we observed that long-term measured foliar P concentrations <strong>in</strong> <strong>forest</strong><br />

stands <strong>of</strong> Lower Saxony po<strong>in</strong>t to a cont<strong>in</strong>uous decrease <strong>in</strong> spruce and p<strong>in</strong>e stands. The<br />

reasons for this decl<strong>in</strong>e are unknown. There is no clear <strong>in</strong>dication <strong>of</strong> any change <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

foliar P concentrations <strong>of</strong> beech and oak stands. It must be po<strong>in</strong>ted out that <strong>the</strong><br />

number and type <strong>of</strong> sites <strong>in</strong>vestigated are small and probably not representative for <strong>the</strong><br />

whole country to extend <strong>the</strong>se results to all BZE sites. It will be prudent now to<br />

conduct similar analysis <strong>of</strong> foliage P concentrations for <strong>the</strong> Level II sites from<br />

different States, and possibly for a longer time period than 10 years, to better evaluate<br />

any <strong>changes</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> foliar P <strong>status</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>forest</strong> stands <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> country.<br />

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