Can short-term litter-bag measurements predict long-term decomposition in northern forests?
Dates
Year
2017
Citation
Moore, Tim R., Trofymow, J. A., Prescott, C. E., and Titus, B. D., 2017, Can short-term litter-bag measurements predict long-term decomposition in northern forests?: Plant and Soil, v. 416, no. 1, p. 419-426.
Summary
The litter-bag technique has become common in the estimation of the rates of decomposition, but in many cases the bags are incubated for only a short period, raising the issue of the extent to which short-term incubations represent long-term litter decomposition. We addressed this using 12 years of data from the CIDET study.
Summary
The litter-bag technique has become common in the estimation of the rates of decomposition, but in many cases the bags are incubated for only a short period, raising the issue of the extent to which short-term incubations represent long-term litter decomposition. We addressed this using 12 years of data from the CIDET study.
