Current and Future Variations of Nutrient Depositions and Influences on Tree Growth

Rollenbeck R, Otte I, Fabian P, Wilcke W, Pucha Cofrep D, Bräuning A, Bendix J (2013)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2013

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Edited Volumes: Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador

Series: Ecological Studies. Analysis and Synthesis.

City/Town: Berlin Heidelberg

Book Volume: 221

Pages Range: 287-296

ISBN: 978-3-642-38136-2

URI: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-38137-9_21

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38137-9_21

Abstract

Current nutrient deposition shows episodic variations which likely may impact the local nutrient cycle at the RBSF. Comparing analyses of deposition data during present-day atmospheric circulation and phases of high biomass burning in the Amazon, characteristic relationships between remote emissions and local deposition are determined. By using projections drawn from the special report on emission scenarios (SRES) in combination with a trajectory modeling tool, future nutrient deposition conditions of the mountain ecosystem are assessed. Observations of relations between climatic variables, current time series of nutrient deposition, and tree growth point to an impact of the remote fertilization effect of atmospheric matters, emitted primarily by human activities like biomass burning and agricultural and industrial sources. The increasing emissions in the future may have adverse effects on the ecosystem in the long run.

Authors with CRIS profile

Darwin Pucha Cofrep Lehrstuhl für Geographie (Physische Geographie) Achim Bräuning Lehrstuhl für Geographie (Physische Geographie)

Involved external institutions

Philipps-Universität Marburg DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Rollenbeck, R., Otte, I., Fabian, P., Wilcke, W., Pucha Cofrep, D., Bräuning, A., & Bendix, J. (2013). Current and Future Variations of Nutrient Depositions and Influences on Tree Growth. In Bendix J., Beck E., Bräuning A., Makeschin F., Mosandl R., Scheu S., Wilcke W. (Eds.), Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador. (pp. 287-296). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

MLA:

Rollenbeck, Rütger, et al. "Current and Future Variations of Nutrient Depositions and Influences on Tree Growth." Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Environmental Change in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of South Ecuador. Ed. Bendix J., Beck E., Bräuning A., Makeschin F., Mosandl R., Scheu S., Wilcke W., Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2013. 287-296.

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