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Soil water concentrations of selected ions following clearcutting of a lodgepole pine forest

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dc.contributor.authorHokenstrom, Jay C., author
dc.contributor.authorMcConnell, William J. (William Johnston), 1922-, advisor
dc.contributor.authorHoover, Marvin D., committee member
dc.contributor.authorCarlson, Clarence A., committee member
dc.contributor.authorMeiman, James R. (James Richard), committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T06:01:17Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T06:01:17Z
dc.date.issued1976
dc.description.abstractSubsurface water was collected from three 3.4 ha treatment sites during the summers of 1973 and 1974 to determine the effect of clearcutting lodgepole pine on the concentration of nutrients in subsurface water. One site was uncut; the other two sites, a "new" and an "old" clearcut, were clearcut in 1972 and 1965, respectively. Water quality was examined by collecting soil water samples from depths of 1.0, .75, .50 and .10 m with tube-tension lysimeters on each of the three sites. Sampling was conducted from late May to early October in 1973, and from mid-May until the end of July in 1974. When compared to the uncut site, average soil water concentrations during 1973 from the 1.0 m deep lysimeters were higher from the "new" clearcut by 79 percent for N03 , 58 percent for Ca, and 33 percent for PO4. For the same period, NH4 and Cl from the "new" clearcut were 42 and 32 percent less, respectively. In 1974, average concentrations of N03 and Ca were 1,079 and 93 percent greater from the "new" clearcut than from the uncut site during the sampling period while tannins, which were only measured in 1974, were about equal in concentration to those from the uncut site. Average concentrations from the "old" clearcut during 1973 were greater than from the uncut area by 711 percent for N03, 50 percent for Ca, and 50 percent for PO4. Average soil water concentrations of NH4 and Cl from the "old" clearcut were 50 to 59 percent less, respectively. During 1974, average concentrations from the "old" clearcut were greater than from the uncut area by 672 percent for N03 and 27 percent for Ca, and less than from the uncut site by about 39 percent for tannins. The data suggest that, following clearcutting of lodgepole pine forests, significant increases in soil water concentrations of nitrate and calcium can be expected for up to 9 years after cutting. Implications of nutrient additions to streams draining clearcut areas are discussed.
dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifier1976_Spring_Hokenstrom_Jay.pdf
dc.identifierETDF1976400016FWCB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/80812
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991004307559703361
dc.relationS592.5.H65
dc.relationwwdl
dc.relation.ispartof1950-1979
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dc.subject.lcshSoil chemistry
dc.subject.lcshForest soils
dc.subject.lcshLodgepole pine
dc.titleSoil water concentrations of selected ions following clearcutting of a lodgepole pine forest
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thesis.degree.disciplineFishery and Wildlife Biology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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