Sulfur Cycling in Five Forest Ecosystems
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Water, Air, Soil and Polution
Volume
30
Issue
3-4
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Publication Date
1986
Keywords
sulfur cycling, forest ecosystems
First Page
965
Last Page
979
Abstract
The cycling and retention of sulfur were studied in five forest ecosystems: a chestnut oak and yellow poplar stand on Walker Branch Watershed, Tennessee; a mixed oak stand on Camp Branch Watershed, Tennessee; and a red alder and Douglas-fir stand at the Thompson site, Washington. Calculations from foliage sulfur turnover indicate that about one-half of total sulfur input was dry in the Tennessee sites, whereas only one-tenth was dry in the Washington sites. Atmospheric sulfur inputs exceeded forest sulfur requirements in all cases, but three sites (chestnut oak, mixed oak, and red alder) showed a net ecosystem retention of atmospherically deposited sulfur. Net ecosystem sulfur retention was consistent with laboratory-determined sulfate adsorption isotherms within a given location (Walker Branch, Thompson site) but not between locations because of differing deposition histories and consequent differing degrees of soil sulfate saturation. No consistent relationships between soil sulfate adsorption capacity and other soil properties (pH, base saturation, iron, and aluminum oxides) were found.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, D.W., D.D. Richter, H. Van Miegroet, D.W. Cole, and J.M. Kelly. 1986. Sulfur cycling in five forest ecosystems. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 30: 965-979.
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