Properties of soils and tree-wood tissue across a Lake States sulfate-deposition gradient. Forest Service resource bulletin

Technical Report · Thu Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5164505

Ohmann, L F; Grigal, D F

There is general concern that atmospheric pollutants may be affecting the health of forests in the USA. The hypotheses tested were that the wet sulfate deposition gradient across the Lake States: (1) is reflected in the amount of accumulated sulfur in the forest floor-soil system and tree woody tissue and (2) is related to differences in tree radial increment. The authors present the properties of the soil and tree woody tissue (mostly chemical) on the study plots. Knowledge of the properties of soil and woody tree tissue is needed for understanding and interpreting relations between sulfate deposition, sulfur accumulation in the ecosystem, soil and tree chemistry, and tree growth and climatic variation. The report provides a summary of those data for study, analysis, and interpretation.

• Research Organization: Forest Service, St. Paul, MN (United States). North Central Forest Experiment Station
• OSTI ID: 5164505
• Report Number(s): PB-91-230193/XAB; FSRB-NC-130
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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