ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES ON HEALTH STATUS OF Tilia cordata Mill. IN PARKS

Analyses concerned the effect of different environmental variables on the health status of little-leaf linden (Tilia cordata Mill.). The study comprised analyses and statistical models based on discriminatory analysis. These analyses indicated which variables may influence the health status of tress of the investigated species in the parks of Poznan. The model was based on the canonical variate analysis (CVA), ie Fisher's canonical variant of linear discriminatory analysis (LDA). The greatest negative effect on the health status of trees of Tilia cordata Mill. in Poznan parks was found for the small distance of the parks from the city centre and the immediate vicinity of two arterial roads. It was also found that the vicinity of buildings heated with fossil fuels, primarily coal, may have had a negative effect on the health status of Tilia cordata Mill. trees in the Poznan parks. Moreover, it was shown that specimens of the investigated species aged 81-120 years were characterised by the worst health status, while the best health condition was found in trees of Tilia cordata Mill. in the Millennium Park.