Litter decomposition: measuring relative contributions of organic matter and nitrogen to forest soils
- 15 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Botany
- Vol. 58 (4) , 416-421
- https://doi.org/10.1139/b80-046
Abstract
The relative contribution of different types of litter to the maintenance of soil organic matter and N levels cannot be determined from standard litter bag disappearance studies. By coupling measurements of weight loss with N dynamics and presenting results in a new format, estimates of both state of decay and percentage of material eventually transferred to lower soil horizons can be obtained.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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