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Total mineralization is fairly low in throughfall under the canopies of old-growth spruce stands. Canopy throughfall is slightly acidic and potassium-calcium-bicarbonate, and its total dissolved solids is higher than that of rainwater collected in open areas. Rainwater collected in open areas is typically potassium-bicarbonate-sulfate, whereas creek water is calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate. Temporal variability in throughfall chemistry is similar for all stations located within blueberry-type and herb-rich blueberry-type spruce forests on podzolic soils. The chemical composition of throughfall and creek water is dominated by dissolved organic carbon.
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Original Russian Text © E.A. Robakidze, N.V. Torlopova, K.S. Bobkova, 2013, published in Geokhimiya, 2013, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 72–83.
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Robakidze, E.A., Torlopova, N.V. & Bobkova, K.S. Chemical composition of wet precipitation in old-growth middle-taiga spruce stands. Geochem. Int. 51, 65–75 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702912110092
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