Long-term stream chemistry response to harvesting in a northern hardwood forest watershed experiencing environmental change

Previous studies of harvest impacts on stream chemistry from deciduous forests with seasonal snow cover have shown variable responses and recovery times. We hypothesized that this variability in response and recovery was due to the interactive effects of forest harvesting with regional and global environmental changes. We investigated harvest impacts on stream solute (K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl–, SO4 2–, DOC, Si, NO3 –, NH4 +, total P) …