Rainfall partitioning into stemflow, throughfall, and interception loss by vegetation alters hydrological biogeochemical fluxes between soil. Here, we compiled a comprehensive dataset of rainfall forests, shrublands, croplands, grasslands in China from 287 peer reviewed papers (71 English 216 Chinese). Based on this dataset, summarized the best-fit functions reported for (in both mm %) as funct...

While net precipitation entering the soil is commonly measured in woody ecosystems, there a lack of field measurements for herbaceous vegetation. Small canopy heights and fragile stem structures are primary challenges sampling grasslands under conditions. We designed new situ device, “interception tubes”, throughfall temperate grasslands. The instrument allows natural development grass at multi...

We document an example of a forested watershed at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory with an extraordinary tendency to retain dissolved organic matter (DOM) generated in large quantities within the ecosystem. Our objectives were to determine fluxes of dissolved organic C, N, and P (DOC, DON, DOP, respectively), in water draining through each stratum of the ecosystem and synthesize information on...

r a 200 .007 : +1 302 del.edu Summary The contributions of hillslope and riparian sources of runoff to streamflow were determined for four catchments (1.6–696 ha) in the Point Peter Brook watershed, a glaciated, forested, watershed in Western New York, USA. Investigations were performed for 10 storm events of varying size, intensity, and antecedent moisture conditions. Hydrometric, geochemical,...

T ropical forests play a substantial role in the global carbon (C) cycle and are projected to experience significant changes in climate, highlighting the im portance of understanding the factors th a t contro l organic m atte r decom position in this biome. In the tropics, high tem perature and rainfall lead to some o f the highest rates o f litter decom position on earth , and given the near-o...

Biotic stress by mass outbreaks of defoliating pest insects does not only affect tree performance by reducing its photosynthetic capacity, but also changes N cycling in the soil of forest ecosystems. However, how insect induced defoliation affects soil N fluxes and, in turn, tree N nutrition is not well-studied. In the present study, we quantified N input and output fluxes via dry matter input,...

Introduction Nitrogen (N) gradient studies in some cases use N deposition throughfall as measure of to forests. For evaluating critical loads N, however, information on total is required, i.e., the sum estimates dry, wet and occult deposition. Methods The present paper collects a number Europe where were compared different forest types. From this dataset function was derived which allows estima...

Abstract We conducted sorption experiments with stable cesium ( 133 Cs) solution in different organic matter samples, aiming to understand the of radiocesium 134 Cs and 137 initial throughfall by fresh plant residues (e.g., needles, wood, bark from Japanese cedar trees) Oi horizon forests Fukushima. Among wattle tannin sorbed relatively large amounts Cs, whereas wood cellulose powder small amou...