Nutrients in precipitation components for pine and oak forests in Kumaun Himalaya
By: P. C. Pathak and J. S. Singh
Abstract
Concentrations and inputs of certain nutrients in precipitation of pine and oak forests in Kumaun Himalaya were quantified. The mean concentration of nutrients was higher in throughfall and stemflow than in rainfall in open gauges. Among the nutrients, the leachability of K from the canopy was greatest and that of N lowest. The net gain of nutrients (kg ha-1 yr-1) from the canopy was higher in oak forests, except for P and followed the order: K > Ca > Mg > N > P. Precipitation and throughfall inputs play a significant role in the nutrient cycling of these forests.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v36i1.14802 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
Language: English
Page range: 44 - 49
Submitted on: Jun 13, 1983
Accepted on: Oct 6, 1983
Published on: Jan 1, 1984
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1984 P. C. Pathak, J. S. Singh, published by Stockholm University Press
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