Bundly speaklng. .urereepuun cammonly lalls
belween 10—15% 51 mlal ramlall. Lmsl lnlereeprmn
occurs in lhlnned anel deeuluuus loresls, wmler ram,
heuyy showers, and dandy wrarhereundlnons. when u
ls as lmle as llw. pl Mrs» mleleeplmn mum with
deluxe, evergreen "lees, llglll summcr rain, and sunny
(W‘ldlrlmls, when u my men mow» olrhe lolal

Huwwer, ll more raln (ans, 5. heavy rams lrnpm on
lhe hees, wurereummenees |u dnll as mlsls urdmplers
lo earlh This waler ls ealleu THROUGHFALL
“Imughlill depends en lhe mlensuy pl ram, and lhere
u lhlle lnlereepuun ellm m heavy downpours A: an
average figure, lhe lhmughlall u m of humid

us.

Al lhis pol-u, lhruughlall ls nu lungrr ,usr ralrlwaler.
any more lhar. your halhwaler ls ramwaler. lhruughlall
columns many planl sells and uuluenls, and ls "I (an a
mush rleher mew lharl ramwaler Dlssulyed salrs,
prganlc sunlenr. dust. and planl exuuares are lnduded
in lhe waler pl mmugm’all mm 5.11 The resulls
shew lhal ruln washes liege umuunls ul puhsnum and
smallsramuums ul mlmgen, phlssphlmls, ralemln. and
nuglleslum ['mm the Cannplrs lu lhv surlatv sell, Lluer
adds ulgame nullsr, and ls u neh srmree alumni“ and
nllmgen and a moderalely rich souree a! magnesmm
and potassium \Murmy, I 5 and Milzhell, A., m
Gum and lhe Nun-ml Bil/Mfr, SDI! Cunseryallon

 

 

 

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Nur earl lhruugnlall 5e measuma lrl ram gusts, lpr
lhe luvs pllen plvvide speelal mpmn, (unduns, and
slerages lar stun waler. rhe undo!!! [311 pl "in ls
cunmled mm well-dlleeled panel-us ul flaw lhal serve
rhe needs and gmwlh in «he loresl ln lhe slem bases at
palms, plamams, and many ephiphyles, or lne nausea
mm: of rrrmmrlln has and hes, waler ls held as aenal
ponds. uhen nch m algae and mosqulmes» suem moss:
anel eplplayres abscrb many mes their bulk a! waler,
and (he llue use" dlrecls waler vn inslopmg bar-(hes
and hssuleal bark to us rap rams, wllh spiders mehmg
lhelr share on webs, and Fungx soaking up whal lhey
need Scene lrees lrall weepmg branches m direcl
rhmughiall m lhelr nbmus peripheral mls

wllh lne aerlal msevoi's lllled, llle mmghhll now
enlers rhr humus layer 0! lhe lprusl, whleh eall use"
lllke a gmt blellerl absorb l an all raln lor every 3 cm
a! deplh In nld beech luresu, rhls humus wanker ls al
leasl 40 cm deep, and lhl: earlh beluw is a mass u:
Iunga| hyphae. ln unlsrurbed eamlurerl, deep mosses
may earpel rhe lulu: "nor. 5a, Iur «no ml depfll, me
mmghhll ls absorbed by the duvmpofirs and hving
syslems pl lhe hurnus layer. Agaln, llle mmpcsifinn 01
lhe warer changes. picking up humle exudalcs, and
water hum deep Ian-sis and bog; my men ralre on a
durguldm eulaur, ralher lllue lea.

 

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we Allmla Isa-me Mumy ls ml Mushllmusumahllhehmlunlsaum slllrcunsewalunhulhumy Ausmlulunmeay]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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snum PERIIID' 10m uumm RETURN (L! A“ mm mm
Rllfllln.) ll r K ca g ll- :1 (ml

Olav-n:

[EV-WWW)

LITTER l‘ . \so l2 5.u 250 5.5 an m) 2,833

CANOPYDRIF l 50.51 5.3 H 23.5 m: ".0 7m 1430 -

TOTAL 1 3057 25.3 23 34.0 33.0 17,!) 750 .

mmnh:

(99/.anqu

len 1 33,0 13 mo lso 15.0 50 no 5400

CANOPYDRIP l 30.57 so 57 l5.u 50 5.5 29.u 515

Tom l 30.57 AH} 26 25.0 55.5 20.5 34.0 -

RIIII:

Nearby 2' 5.25 05 ul 07 0.5 57 42 7o

Colelame§ 3- 33m 5.5 ND l5 an all zlo aao

Cavlnfllsh§ 4- 2\75 MD MD lo 35 20 ”.0 m

'1-5/5150-4/5/51. '2:zzm/50~4/5/51 33315543155. 11354-13155

ND = Nol Determined.

 

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