Using strontium isotope ratios to estimate inputs to ecosystems [Forest biome]

Forest canopies can collect nutrients from the atmosphere, but the magnitude is difficult to quantify. Natural isotopes of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) can be used to quantify instantaneous atmospheric inputs and their net accumulation over successional time, identify the distribution and movement of atmos...

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Published inBioscience Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 23 - 30
Main Authors Gosz, J.R, Brookins, D.G, Moore, D.I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Institute of Biological Sciences 01.01.1983
University of California Press
Subjects
Aerosols
Atmospherics
Coniferous forests
ecology
Environmental aspects
Food and nutrition
Forest canopy
Forest ecosystems
Forest soils
Health aspects
Isotopes
nutrition
Plant nutrition
Plants
Precipitation
Sedimentary soils
Soil air
Strontium
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Summary:Forest canopies can collect nutrients from the atmosphere, but the magnitude is difficult to quantify. Natural isotopes of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) can be used to quantify instantaneous atmospheric inputs and their net accumulation over successional time, identify the distribution and movement of atmospheric inputs within the ecosystem, and quantify weathering inputs.
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ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1309240