Contrasting responses of two Sitka spruce forest plots in Ireland to reductions in sulphur emissions: Results of 20 years of monitoring

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 15-37

  Johnson, J A ^a   Aherne, J ^a   Cummins, T ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Aluminum; Dissolved organic carbon; Nitrogen; Sea salt; Soil water

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST FLOOR; LEACHATE; PEATLAND; PODZOL; SEA SALT; SODIUM; SOIL WATER; SULFUR EMISSION; THROUGHFALL;

IRELAND;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 84889651657     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9889-2     Document Type: Article

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