Hydrochemical cycles in tropical rainforests: an overview with emphasis on Central Amazonia
1992
Forti, M.C. | Neal, C.
The ionic content of the solutions found in the hydrological cycle component that cross the aerial phytomass (rainfall and throughfall), percolate through the root zone and drain to streams, for tropical rainforest, particularly in Central Amazonia, is examined. The rain waters in tropical rainforest are, in general, acidic and they provide the main chemical input to the rainforest ecosystem. The cycling of elements in the ecosystem, dominated by the transfer of compounds between throughfall and soil solution at shallow depth, contributes a much greater flux than that from rainfall input and stream output.
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