Abstract:In order to assess the effect of acidic deposition on the forest ecosystem,the precipitation,throughfall and soil solution have been collected and analyzed during the period of April 1998 to March 1999 from three monitoring forested sites (two sites at Baiyunshan and one site at Longdong) in Guangzhou, south China. pH values in rain water vary between 3 3 and 6 3, with an average of 4 45. The concentrations of SO 4 2- , NH 4 + and base cations (Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , K +) in throughfall water ar...