COMPARISON OF DRY DEPOSITION AND CANOPY EXCHANGE OF BASE CATIONS IN TEMPERATE HARDWOOD FORESTS IN FLANDERS AND CHILE ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO DE LA DEPOSITACION SECA E INTERCAMBIO EN EL DOSEL DE LOS CATIONES DE BASE EN BOSQUES TEMPLADOS DE FLANDERS Y CHILE

Bulk precipitation, throughfall and stemflow of base cations Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ were measured in two deciduous beech forests, located in regions with different air pollution characteristics and strongly differing in soil acidity and soil base saturation. The contribution of dry deposition and canopy leaching to net throughfall flux was estimated using Na+ as a tracer ion. The input of base cations via bulk precipitation was not significantly different between Nothofagus obliqua (Mirb.) Bl. in southern Chile and Fagus sylvatica L. in Flanders. However, net throughfall input of Ca2+ and Mg2+... Mehr ...