Nitrogen deposition and leaching in European forests — Preliminary results from a data compilation |
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Authors: | P. Gundersen |
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Affiliation: | 1. Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, Hoersholm Kongevej 11, DK-2970, Hoersholm, Denmark
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Abstract: | Input-output fluxes of nitrogen (N) and other ecosystem data from 64 European forest ecosystem studies have been compiled in a database (ECOFEE). Sites with high N deposition (up to 64 kg N ha–1yr–1) were characterized by high input of ammonia/ammonium. The deposition of oxidized N was usually only 10 to 15 kg N ha–1yr–1 Of all the sites included, 60 % leached more than 5 kg N ha–1yr–1. Elevated nitrate leaching appeared at inputs above 10 kg N ha–1yr–1. At several sites with inputs of 15–25 kg N ha–1yr–1 nitrate leaching approached the N input, whereas ammonium dominated sites with high input still retained c. 50 % of the input. |
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