Title: Atmospheric nutrient inputs to three forest types in East Texas
Abstract: The effect of forest type on atmospheric nutrient inputs to the forest ecosystem was measured for individual storm events for 1 year in three East Texas forest types: beechmagnolia, pine-mixed hardwoods and loblolly pine plantation. Total annual bulk precipitation inputs (kg/ha) for Ca, Mg, N, K and Na were, respectively: 5.0, 1.1, 4.1, 3.3 and 9.9. Total througfall inputs were increased by forest type, but the magnitude differed with each nutrient. Over 34 of the total K and 12 the total Mg throughfall input were due to the forest canopy. However 23 of the Ca and most of the Na throughfall input resulted from bulk precipitation. Although stemflow nutrient concentrations (ppm) were higher than throughfall and bulk precipitation, total annual stemflow nutrient inputs were only a minor component of the loblolly pine plantation ecosystem.
Publication Year: 1983
Publication Date: 1983-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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