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2001 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Long-Term Monitoring of Atmospheric Deposition and the Implications of Ionic Inputs for the Sustainability of a Coniferous Forest Ecosystem
Authors : E. P. Farrell, J. Aherne, G. M. Boyle, N. Nunan
Published in: Acid rain 2000
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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Ionic fluxes in a semi-mature stand of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.), on a spodosol in eastern Ireland, were monitored over an eight-year period, 1991-1998. The paper focuses on the long-term viability of forests in this region. Input-output balances, proton budgets and critical loads suggest that the long-term sustainability of forests in the region is threatened unless atmospheric emissions of anthropogenic substances can be controlled.