Soil acidification in permanent observation plots

• Published in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen Vol. 163; no. 9
• Main Authors: Braun, S, Flückiger, W., Institut fuer Angewandte Pflanzenbiologie, Schoenenbuch (Switzerland)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: 01.09.2012
• Subjects: ACIDIFICACION; ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINIO; ALUMINIUM; BOSQUES; FORESTS; FORET; NITRATE; NITRATES; NITRATOS; PH DEL SUELO; PH DU SOL; SOIL PH; SOIL SOLUTION; SOLUCIONES DEL SUELO; SOLUTION DU SOL; SUISSE; SUIZA; SWITZERLAND

Soil acidification is followed in Swiss forest observation plots differing in soil chemistry. Soil solution samples from suction cups show clearly increasing soil acidification between 1998 and 2011, although the rate has declined in many cases during the last five years. The most rapid decline is c...