Atmospheric deposition and net retention of ions by the canopy in a tropical montane forest, Monteverde, Costa Rica

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作者
Clark, KL [1 ]
Nadkarni, NM [1 ]
Schaefer, D [1 ]
Gholz, HL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Sch Forest Resources & Conservat, Gainesville, FL 32605 USA
关键词
atmospheric deposition; precipitation chemistry; interception loss; throughfall; nitrogen retention; cloud forest; tropics;
D O I
10.1017/S0266467498000030
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Meteorological variables, bulk cloud water and precipitation (BCWP), and bulk precipitation (BP) were measured above the canopy, and throughfall (TF; n = 20) was collected beneath an epiphyte-laden canopy of a tropical montane forest (TMF) for 1 y at Monteverde, Costa Rica. Total deposition (cloud + wet + dry) of inorganic ions to the canopy was estimated using a sodium (Na+) mass balance technique. Annual BCWP and BP depths were 2678 mm and 1792 mm for events where mean windspeeds (u) greater than or equal to 2 m s(-1) and 4077 mm and 3191 mm for all events, respectively. Volume-weighted mean pH and concentrations of nitrate-N (NO3--N) and ammonium-N (NH4+-N) were 4.88, 0.09 and 0.09 mg l(-1) in BCWP, and 5.00, 0.05 and 0.05 mg l(-1) in BP, respectively. Cloud water and mist deposition to the canopy was estimated to be 356 mm. Estimated deposition of free acidity (H+), NO3--N, and NH4+-N to the canopy was 0.49, 3.4 and 3.4 kg ha(-1) y(-1), respectively. Mean TF depth was 1054 +/- 83 mm (mean +/- S.E.) for events where u greater than or equal to 2 m s(-1), and 2068 +/- 132 mm for all events. Volume-weighted mean pH and concentrations of NO3--N and NH4+-N in TF were 5.72, 0.04 mg l(-1), and 0.07 mg l(-1), respectively. Mean fluxes of H+, NO3- -N, and NH4+-N in TF were 0.04 +/- 0.01, 0.6 +/- 0.2 and 1.3 +/- 0.2 kg ha(-1) y(-1), and percent net retention of these ions by the canopy was 92 +/- 2, 80 +/- 6, and 61 +/- 6%, respectively. Phosphate, potassium calcium and magnesium were leached from the canopy. Seasonal data suggest that biomass burning increased concentrations of NO3- and NH4+, in cloud water and precipitation at the end of the dry season. Regardless, a large majority of the inorganic N in atmospheric deposition was retained by the canopy at this site.
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