Atmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions for Conifer and Deciduous Forests in Northern Spain

Authors: Amezaga I.¹; Gonzalez Arias A.¹; Domingo M.²; Echeandia A.²; Onaindia M.¹

Source: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Volume 97, Numbers 3-4, July 1997 , pp. 303-313(11)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The effect of forest canopy on the chemical composition of Throughfall was studied in four forests, two coniferous plantations of Pinus radiata and two deciduous forests (Quercus robur and Q.rubra, respectively) near bilbao (Bizkaia), Basque Country (Northern Spain) during one year. The study areas are assumed to have different levels of pollution: Manzanal suffers industrial pollution mainly of SO₄^2- and N.NO₃^-, while Durango has industrial and agricultural pollution mainly of N.NH₄⁺ and SO₄^2-

Keywords: acid neutralization; atmospheric deposition; buffering of canopy; coniferous forests; deciduous forests; hydrological fluxes; rainfall chemistry; throughfall

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Dep. Biología Vegetal y Ecologí. Univ. País Vasco. Apd. 644. 48080 Bilbao. Spain 2: Servicio de Investicasión y Mejora Agraria (SIMA), Derio, Bizkaia. Spain

Publication date: 1997-07-01