Biogeochemistry of a Forested Ecosystem

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Likens, G. E. (Author), Bormann, F. H. (Author), Pierce, R. S. (Author), Eaton, J. S. (Author), Johnson, N. M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1977.
Edition:1st ed. 1977.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9993-7
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Ecosystem Analysis
  • Small watershed approach
  • The Hubbard Brook ecosystem
  • 2 Hydrology
  • The water-year
  • Precipitation
  • Streamflow and evapotranspiration
  • Deep seepage
  • Representativeness of the hydrology of Hubbard Brook for northern New England
  • 3 Chemistry
  • Precipitation chemistry
  • Stream-water chemistry
  • 4 Input-Output Budgets
  • Annual variation
  • Seasonal variations
  • Monthly variations
  • 5 Weathering
  • Sources of hydrogen ion
  • Estimates of weathering rates
  • Weathering mode
  • 6 Nutrient Cycles
  • The calcium cycle
  • The sulfur cycle
  • Nutrient budget relationships at Hubbard Brook
  • 7 The Northern Hardwood Ecosystem at Hubbard Brook in Relation to Other Forested Ecosystems in the World
  • 8 Summary Discussion and Conclusions
  • Epilog
  • Odyssey
  • References.