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Articles | Volume 23, issue 21
Articles | Volume 23, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7787-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7787-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 21
Research article
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05 Nov 2026
Research article |  | 05 Nov 2026

Divergent mercury accumulation dynamics in tropical dry and moist broadleaf forests

Juan Francisco Morales Arteaga, Grace Tatiana Páez-Barrera, Matthias Beyer, Christian Birkel, Werner Huber, María Auxiliadora Zúñiga Amador, Harald Biester, and Marta Pérez-Rodríguez

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Tropical forests help to remove toxic mercury from the air through their foliage, and when leaves fall, the mercury moves into the soil, where it is stored. Our study found that water availability affects this process: dry forests capture more mercury during rainy seasons and less during dry seasons, while rainforests remain stable throughout the year. Climate change and prolonged droughts may weaken this natural process. 
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