Acidity of precipitation as influenced by the filtering of atmospheric sulphur and nitrogen compounds - its role in the element balance and effect on soil

Abstract

The data presented here are based upon element balance investigations in a beech forest in Central Germany (Ellenberg 1971). Being located in an altitude of about 500 m above sea level with an annual precipitation of about 1000 mm, and an acid soil with loess as the main constituent, the test site represents a typical environment for many Central European forests. Situated apart from larger industrial centers or big cities, it may also for Central European conditions - be considered as a clean air region with a relatively low level of air pollution.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the first international symposium on acid precipitation and the forest ecosystem

Citation

Mayer, Robert; Ulrich, Bernhard. 1976. Acidity of precipitation as influenced by the filtering of atmospheric sulphur and nitrogen compounds - its role in the element balance and effect on soil. In: Dochinger, L. S.; Seliga, T. A., eds. Proceedings of the first international symposium on acid precipitation and the forest ecosystem; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-23. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 737-744