[...]... we have attempted to synthesize the information in a one publication The list of research studies, and the researchers involved in the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, is long, as evidenced by the contributors to this book The efforts of these researchers have made the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study a success, and much credit goes to these individuals In addition to these people, particular... time the treatments and measurements have continued through the determination, cooperation, and effort of the scientists and field crew of the Fernow Timely support in 2000 by the Northern Global Change Research Program of the USDA Forest Service allowed the study to continue In 2003/4, the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study was selected by the National Science Foundation for funding through the Long-Term... Forest Service At this meeting, the concept for this book was conceived and an outline was drafted 1 M B Adams et al (eds.), The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, 1 –16 © 2006 Springer Printed in the Netherlands 2 D R DeWalle et al The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study is quite important in several respects First, it is the only such experiment that has focused on the Appalachian hardwood forest... in preparation for the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study Much attention was initially devoted to issues related to analyses of water chemistry and the quality control/quality assurance of the data coming from the study A pilot study was conducted on WS9 (Clover Run watershed) to ensure that the project was feasible, and to work out the details and methods to be used Treatment of Fernow WS3 began in... least another 5 years, and expanding the outreach and education opportunities This book presents, for the first time, a collection and synthesis of research studies conducted as part of the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study for the period 1989-2004 – the first 15 years While many of these data have been previously published in peer-reviewed journals and other outlets, xi xii Preface this is the first... 1999) Finally, the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study used as treatments ammonium sulfate additions that allowed the simultaneous study of enhanced deposition of both N and S Experimental additions were distributed throughout the year in amounts that roughly equaled twice the normal ambient load of deposition It is hoped that the knowledge gained from the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, when combined... which run in a northeast–southwest direction often forming a parallel drainage pattern (Stephenson 1993) Most of the Ridge and Valley 17 M B Adams et al (eds.), The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, 17–39 © 2006 Springer Printed in the Netherlands 18 J N Kochenderfer section drains into the Potomac River while the other two physiographic sections drain into the Ohio River system The Western Hill... The original boundaries of the Fernow Experimental Forest contained 1473 ha encompassing almost all the entire watershed of Elklick Run, a fourth order tributary of the Black Fork of the Cheat River, and were expanded to 1902 ha in 1974 Many of the main access roads on the Fernow Experimental Forest were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s Like the early railroads, many of the. .. been affected by the acidification experiments? 14 D R DeWalle et al • Is a cycle of accelerated forest growth followed by a growth decline evident? • How do such cycles compare among the experiments? • Have the populations of amphibians and reptiles and other watershed fauna been affected by the acidification treatment? 4.4 Steady States The S adsorption theory of acidification leads to the conclusion... describe the response of the forest ecosystems at the Fernow Experimental Forest to experimental acidification with ammonium sulfate Experiments at both Fernow WS3 vs.WS7 and the Clover Run WS9 are included in this book Chapter 2 describes in detail the history and setting of the experimental areas Chapters 3-6 then describe the soil, soil water and stream water, vegetation, and faunal response to acidification, . (eds.), The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, 1–16. © 2006 Springer. Printed in the Netherlands. D. R. DeWalle et al. 2 The Fernow Watershed Acidification. and the researchers involved in the Fernow Watershed Acidification Study, is long, as evidenced by the contributors to this book. The efforts of these