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  • Red spruce foliar response to N, Ca, and N+Ca additions in a plot level study from Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest NH, Adirondack State Park, NY and Groton State Forest, VT from 1997-2000.
  • Minocha, Rakesh
  • 2019-02-11
  • Minocha, R. 2020. Red spruce foliar response to N, Ca, and N+Ca additions in a plot level study from Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest NH, Adirondack State Park, NY and Groton State Forest, VT from 1997-2000. ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-28).

  • Plot Level Ca, N, Ca+N Study

    Background: Three mature red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) – balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) stands with closed canopies from across the northeastern United States were selected to assess the effects of N and Ca additions on forest growth. These sites included Groton, VT (Groton State Forest), Big Moose Lake, NY (Adirondack State Park) and Watershed 9 in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH.

    Full site descriptions have been published in Kulmatiski et al, 2007, Nitrogen and calcium additions increase forest growth in northeastern USA spruce–fir forests, Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37: 1574-1585. This publications also provides more in depth site and soil descriptions.

    In 1992, three replicate 30 m by 30 m plots were randomly assigned to each of four treatment levels: control (control), Ca addition (Ca), N addition (N), or Ca + N addition (Ca + N) in NY and NH (for a total of 12 plots at each site). In VT, only control and Ca treatments were established due to limited space and research goals (for a total of 6 plots). Beginning in July 1992 through July 2000, N amendments (100 kilograms of NH4NO3-N per hectare per year), Ca amendments (80 kilograms of CaSO4-Ca plus 80 kilograms of CaCl2-Ca per hectare per year), and Ca + N (same dosage as separate applications) amendments were hand broadcast as commercial grade salts. Applications were made in June, July, and August to each plot in each year.

    SUMMARY: The main objectives of this study were to evaluate changes over time (1997-2000) in foliar metabolism of mature red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) trees in response to additions of nitrogen, Ca, or N +Ca supplementation. N was applied as NH4NO3 and Ca was applied as gypsum [CaSO4 .2H2O (2X) + CaCl2 .2H2O (1X)] and Ca + N treatment was a combination of both at the same concentrations Three sites received these treatments; Groton, VT (Groton State Forest), Big Moose Lake, NY (Adirondack State Park) and Watershed 9 in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, NH. In NH and NY there were 3 plots for each of the 4 treatments, and in VT there were 3 plots for each of the 2 treatments (control and Ca only). Ten trees were sampled per plot in 1997, 1999, and 2000. Samples were analyzed for perchloric acid (5%) extractable ions, polyamines and amino acids. N-treated spruce foliage had a reduction in Ca and Mg. It was accompanied by significantly higher concentrations of putrescine, proline and γ-aminobutyric acid, all of which are known indicators of a variety of physiological stress factors including ammonia exposure. Ca treatment did not have an effect on inorganic ions and amino acid concentrations, but when added with N it positively modulated the effects of N on tree physiology and ion uptake. We concluded that even in the absence of knowledge about red spruce tolerance limits for nutrients and critical N loads for these sites, metabolic monitoring using a suite of biochemical parameters can be a very useful tool in assessing current forest health. (Unpublished data)

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    • N: 43.849, S: 43.849, E: -74.853, W: -74.853
    • N: 44.816, S: 44.816, E: -72.817, W: -72.817
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