10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
[AHW26-01] Impact of human activities on element cycling in forest ecosystems using of long-term rainfall monitoring data
★Invited Papers
Keywords:Forest watersheds, Long-term monitoring, Biogeochemical cycle
Since the beginning of 2020, urban lockdown and behavioral restrictions have been implemented around the world to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It was reported that air quality in urban areas of many countries improved rapidly due to such large-scale control of human activities.
In order to clarify the impact of air pollutant emissions caused by human activities on the surrounding environment, we have been conducting monitoring of element dynamics in forest watersheds in the Kanto region and along the Sea of Japan. In this presentation, we will introduce the results obtained from long-term rainfall monitoring in the forest area on the effects of air pollutants from human activities in the Tokyo metropolitan area and transboundary air pollutants from Asia continent, where economic activities are rapidly developing, on the element cycle of the forest ecosystems.
In order to clarify the impact of air pollutant emissions caused by human activities on the surrounding environment, we have been conducting monitoring of element dynamics in forest watersheds in the Kanto region and along the Sea of Japan. In this presentation, we will introduce the results obtained from long-term rainfall monitoring in the forest area on the effects of air pollutants from human activities in the Tokyo metropolitan area and transboundary air pollutants from Asia continent, where economic activities are rapidly developing, on the element cycle of the forest ecosystems.