An assessment of the ecological effects of acidic deposition

Ecological effects of acidic deposition were apparent in surface waters and probably forest ecosystems in eastern North America, and northern and central Europe. The complexity of ecosystems required an integrated systems approach to obtain quantitative and predictive information. The effect of anth...

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Published in:Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 1989-01, Vol.18 (1/2), p.3-27
Main Authors: Huckabee, J.W. (Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA), Mattice, J.S, Pitelka, L.F, Porcella, D.B, Goldstein, R.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACID DEPOSITION
ACID RAIN
ACIDIFICACION
ACIDIFICATION
AGUA SUPERFICIAL
ANIMAL SALVAJE
ANIMAL SAUVAGE
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
BIRDS
BOSQUES
CROP LOSSES
DAMAGE
DANOS
DEGAT
EAU SUPERFICIELLE
ECOSISTEMA
ECOSYSTEME
ECOSYSTEMS
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
FISHES
FORESTS
FORET
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
LLUVIA ACIDA
OISEAU
PAJAROS
PECES
PERDIDAS DE LA COSECHA
PERTE DE RECOLTE
PLUIE ACIDE
POISSON (ANIMAL)
POLLUTION
POLLUTION DE L'EAU
POLUCION
POLUCION DEL AGUA
RESPONSES
SURFACE WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WILD ANIMALS
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Summary:Ecological effects of acidic deposition were apparent in surface waters and probably forest ecosystems in eastern North America, and northern and central Europe. The complexity of ecosystems required an integrated systems approach to obtain quantitative and predictive information. The effect of anthropogenic acidification on fish was small relative to the total resource at risk. Fish tended to have higher body burdens of lead at lower pH of ambient water, but vertebrates other than fish and amphibians had not been affected, with the possible exception of piscivores and insectivores. Forest decline might be worsened by acid deposition through interaction with ozone and leaching of nutrients from the soil.
ISSN:0090-4341
1432-0703
DOI:10.1007/BF01056188