Long-term effects of acid rain: Response and recovery of a forest ecosystem

G. E. Likens; C. T. Driscoll; D. C. Buso

doi:10.1126/science.272.5259.244

Long-term effects of acid rain: Response and recovery of a forest ecosystem

G. E. Likens, C. T. Driscoll, D. C. Buso

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

966 Scopus citations

Abstract

Long-term data from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, suggest that although changes in stream pH have been relatively small, large quantities of calcium and magnesium have been lost from the soil complex and exported by drainage water because of inputs of acid rain and declines in atmospheric deposition of base cations. As a result, the recovery of soil and streamwater chemistry in response to any decreases in acid deposition will be delayed significantly.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	244-246
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	272
Issue number	5259
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5259.244
State	Published - Apr 12 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General

Access to Document

10.1126/science.272.5259.244

Cite this

@article{67904c41e4e84a94ac61dd748970dc73,

title = "Long-term effects of acid rain: Response and recovery of a forest ecosystem",

abstract = "Long-term data from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, suggest that although changes in stream pH have been relatively small, large quantities of calcium and magnesium have been lost from the soil complex and exported by drainage water because of inputs of acid rain and declines in atmospheric deposition of base cations. As a result, the recovery of soil and streamwater chemistry in response to any decreases in acid deposition will be delayed significantly.",

author = "Likens, {G. E.} and Driscoll, {C. T.} and Buso, {D. C.}",

year = "1996",

month = apr,

day = "12",

doi = "10.1126/science.272.5259.244",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "272",

pages = "244--246",

journal = "Science",

issn = "0036-8075",

publisher = "American Association for the Advancement of Science",

number = "5259",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Long-term effects of acid rain

T2 - Response and recovery of a forest ecosystem

AU - Likens, G. E.

AU - Driscoll, C. T.

AU - Buso, D. C.

PY - 1996/4/12

Y1 - 1996/4/12

N2 - Long-term data from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, suggest that although changes in stream pH have been relatively small, large quantities of calcium and magnesium have been lost from the soil complex and exported by drainage water because of inputs of acid rain and declines in atmospheric deposition of base cations. As a result, the recovery of soil and streamwater chemistry in response to any decreases in acid deposition will be delayed significantly.

AB - Long-term data from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, suggest that although changes in stream pH have been relatively small, large quantities of calcium and magnesium have been lost from the soil complex and exported by drainage water because of inputs of acid rain and declines in atmospheric deposition of base cations. As a result, the recovery of soil and streamwater chemistry in response to any decreases in acid deposition will be delayed significantly.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029668618&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0029668618&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1126/science.272.5259.244

DO - 10.1126/science.272.5259.244

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0029668618

SN - 0036-8075

VL - 272

SP - 244

EP - 246

JO - Science

JF - Science

IS - 5259

ER -

Long-term effects of acid rain: Response and recovery of a forest ecosystem

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this