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Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Major Ions in a Forest

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Lindberg, SE; Lovett, GM; Richter, DD; Johnson, DW
Published in: Science
January 1, 1986

Airborne particles and vapors contributed significantly to the nutrient requirements and the pollutant load of a mixed hardwood forest in the eastern United States. Dry deposition was an important mechanism of atmospheric input to the foliar canopy, occurring primarily by vapor uptake for sulfur, nitrogen, and free acidity and by particle deposition for calcium and potassium. The canopy retained 50 to 70 percent of the deposited free acidity and nitrogen, but released calcium and potassium. Atmospheric deposition supplied 40 and 100 percent of the nitrogen and sulfur requirements, respectively, for the annual woody increment. This contribution was underestimated significantly by standard bulk deposition collectors.

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0036-8075

Publication Date

January 1, 1986

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231

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4734

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141 / 145

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  • General Science & Technology
 

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Lindberg, S. E., Lovett, G. M., Richter, D. D., & Johnson, D. W. (1986). Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Major Ions in a Forest. Science, 231(4734), 141–145. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.231.4734.141
Lindberg, S. E., G. M. Lovett, D. D. Richter, and D. W. Johnson. “Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Major Ions in a Forest.” Science 231, no. 4734 (January 1, 1986): 141–45. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.231.4734.141.
Lindberg SE, Lovett GM, Richter DD, Johnson DW. Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Major Ions in a Forest. Science. 1986 Jan 1;231(4734):141–5.
Lindberg, S. E., et al. “Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Major Ions in a Forest.” Science, vol. 231, no. 4734, Jan. 1986, pp. 141–45. Scopus, doi:10.1126/science.231.4734.141.
Lindberg SE, Lovett GM, Richter DD, Johnson DW. Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions of Major Ions in a Forest. Science. 1986 Jan 1;231(4734):141–145.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science

DOI

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

January 1, 1986

Volume

231

Issue

4734

Start / End Page

141 / 145

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology