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Sulfate-enriched water effects on a floodplain forest in Florida

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Sulfate-enriched water that was discharged experimentally into a floodplain forest in Florida caused H2S formation, and trees showed signs of stress within one year. Chloride-enriched water also caused trees to show signs of stress. Trees in this ecosystem may also be sensitive to changes in hydroperiod.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences and Center for Wetlands, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, Florida

    John Richardson & Howard T. Odum

  2. Center for Wetlands, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, Florida

    Peter A. Straub

  3. School of Forest Resources and Conservation and Center for Wetlands, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, Florida

    Katherine Carter Ewel

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Richardson, J., Straub, P.A., Ewel, K.C. et al. Sulfate-enriched water effects on a floodplain forest in Florida. Environmental Management 7, 321–326 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01866914

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