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- Title
Relating Tree Ring Chemistry of Pinus densiflora to Precipitation Acidity in an Industrial Area of South Korea.
- Authors
Kwak, Jin-Hyeob; Lim, Sang-Sun; Park, Hyun-Jung; Lee, Sun-Il; Lee, Kye-Han; Kim, Han-Yong; Chang, Scott; Lee, Sang-Mo; Ro, Hee-Myong; Choi, Woo-Jung
- Abstract
To test the possible use of tree ring chemical properties as proxies for precipitation acidity ([H+]), we investigated the relationships between tree ring chemistry (δ 13C, δ 15N, Ca-to-Al ratio, and N concentration) of Pinus densiflora and precipitation [H+] between 1992 and 2005 in an industrial area in the southwest region of South Korea. Statistical analyses showed that all tree ring chemistry parameters were significantly correlated with precipitation [H+]. Tree ring δ 13C was negatively correlated with precipitation acidity ( r = -0.67, P < 0.01), reflecting the photosynthetic fixation of 13C-depleted CO2 from fossil fuel combustion that would be the primary source of precipitation acidity. A positive correlation of N concentration ( r = 0.89, P < 0.001) and a negative correlation of δ 15N ( r = -0.63, P < 0.05) in tree rings with precipitation acidity most likely reflected the influence of 15N-depleted N compounds deposited via precipitation. The Ca-to-Al ratio was negatively ( r = -0.58, P < 0.05) correlated with precipitation acidity, indicating that soil acidification caused the loss of Ca from the soil and solubilization of Al resulting from acid precipitation. Such relationships suggest that δ 13C, δ 15N, N concentration, and Ca-to-Al ratio in tree rings can be reliably used to evaluate the impact of acid precipitation on the studied P. densiflora stands.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; ACID rain research; ORGANIC chemistry; JAPANESE red pine; QUANTITATIVE research; STATISTICAL correlation; SOIL acidification
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2009, Vol 199, Issue 1-4, p95
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-008-9862-1