Ending the coal emissions ended acid rain, however, until recently, the soils were never investigated for acidic content. This study seeks to gain knowledge of the level of acidic forces at work with our forests.
Trees, once they recover from any damage, have deep roots as the tree grows older. The question as to the extent nutrients are depleted and effect tree growth is important. Our forests may be more vibrant in their growth if there is a proper balance. Such tree growth is vitally important on a planet absorbing massive amounts of CO2.
June 23, 2016
By Kathy Welsh
Millbrook – A legacy of acid rain (click here) has acidified forest soils throughout the northeastern US, lowering the growth rate of trees.
In an attempt to mitigate this trend, in 1999, scientists added calcium to an experimental forest in New Hampshire. Tree growth recovered, but a decade later there was a major increase in the nitrogen content of stream water draining the site.
So reports a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a team of scientists from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Duke University, and Syracuse University....
Trees, once they recover from any damage, have deep roots as the tree grows older. The question as to the extent nutrients are depleted and effect tree growth is important. Our forests may be more vibrant in their growth if there is a proper balance. Such tree growth is vitally important on a planet absorbing massive amounts of CO2.
June 23, 2016By Kathy Welsh
Millbrook – A legacy of acid rain (click here) has acidified forest soils throughout the northeastern US, lowering the growth rate of trees.
In an attempt to mitigate this trend, in 1999, scientists added calcium to an experimental forest in New Hampshire. Tree growth recovered, but a decade later there was a major increase in the nitrogen content of stream water draining the site.
So reports a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by a team of scientists from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Duke University, and Syracuse University....
