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Table 4 Ratios between fluxes of base cations in the forest and the forest gap

From: Base cation dynamics in rainfall, throughfall, litterflow and soil solution under Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) trees in northern Iran

Site

Flux ratio

Na+

K+

Ca2+

Mg2+

Forest

TF/RF

1.6

2.1

2.9

1.9

 

LF/TF

0.5

0.6

0.5

0.7

 

TSF/LF

1.6

0.7

2.6

1.7

 

SSF/TSF

1.0

0.6

1.0

0.9

Forest gap

TSO/RF

1.2

0.6

6.0

1.8

 

SSO/TSO

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.5

  1. RF, rainfall; TF, throughfall; LF, litterflow; TSF, topsoil leaching forest; SSF, subsoil leaching forest; TSO, topsoil leaching forest gap; SSO, subsoil leaching forest gap
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