Atmospheric salt deposition in a tropical mountain rainforest at the eastern Andean slopes of south Ecuador – Pacific or Atlantic origin?

Sea salt (NaCl) has recently been proven to be of the utmost importance for ecosystem functioning in Amazon lowland forests because of its impact on herbivory, litter decomposition and, thus, carbon cycling. Sea salt deposition should generally decline as distance from its marine source increase...

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Main Authors: S. Makowski Giannoni, K. Trachte, R. Rollenbeck, L. Lehnert, J. Fuchs, J. Bendix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/10241/2016/acp-16-10241-2016.pdf