Changes in atmospheric deposition and streamwater chemistry over 25years in undisturbed catchments in a Mediterranean mountain environment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 434, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-27

  Àvila, Anna ^a   Rodà, Ferran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Base cations; Nitrogen; Quercus ilex; Streamwater chemistry; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BASE CATIONS; BASEFLOWS; BEECH FOREST; BULK DEPOSITIONS; CATION UPTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HEATHLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; N DEPOSITION; N SATURATION; NATURAL PARK; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN SATURATION; OAK FORESTS; QUERCUS ILEX; SILICATE WEATHERING; SMALL CATCHMENT; STREAMWATER CHEMISTRY; SULPHATES; SURFACE-WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; PH; POSITIVE IONS; RUNOFF; SILICATES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURVEYS;

CATCHMENTS;

SURFACE WATER;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BASEFLOW; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENT; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; STREAMWATER; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER CHEMISTRY; WET DEPOSITION; WINTER;

ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKALINITY; CATIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; NITROGEN; PH; RUNOFF; SILICATES; SULFATES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURVEYS;

CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MONTSENY NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

FAGUS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84865171025     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.062     Document Type: Article

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