Ecological studies of the Sunken Forest, Fire Island National Seashore, New York
Art HW. 1976. Ecological studies of the Sunken Forest, Fire Island National Seashore, New York. National Park Service Scientific Monograph Series. No. 7. National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C.
This monograph presents the results of a study analyzing the role of the meteorologic input of nutrients in influencing the structure and function of a barrier-island maritime forest on Fire Island, New York. The vegetation, biomass, primary production, and nutrient relationships of the Sunken Forest at the Fire Island National Seashore, New York, USA, were analyzed to determine the influence of meteorologic nutrient inputs on the structure and function of an ecosystem with minimal geologic and biologic inputs and weathering. This monograph presents the results of a study analyzing the role of the meteorologic input of nutrients in influencing the structure and function of a barrier-island maritime forest on Fire Island, New York. The Sunken Forest on Fire Island was selected for study as an ecosystem in which meteorologic input was hypothesized to be nearly the sole source of nutrients. This situation arises from the minimal release of nutrients from the highly weathered, siliceous sands, coupled with the proximity of the ecosystem to the Atlantic Ocean. In ecosystems with minimal geologic and biologic inputs and weathering releases of nutrients, the structure and function are undoubtedly strongly influenced by the patterns of meteorologic nutrient inputs.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Art, Henry
- Date of Issue
- 1976
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- FIIS , GATE , HIST
- Keywords
- Atlantic Barrier Islands, Biomass, Cultural Resource, Ecology, ehistory, Fire Island, Geology, Maritime Forests, Nutrients, Primary Production, sunken forest, Vegetation