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- Title
Decomposition and element release from confined jack pine needle litter on and in the feathermoss layer .
- Authors
Morrison, Ian K.
- Abstract
Reports on an experiment was conducted in a mature boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stand that compared decomposition and element release rates of jack pine needle litter in mesh bags placed on the surface versus inserted into the feathermoss layer. Existence of a small but significant increase in decomposition rate of litter inserted into the feathermoss layer compared with litter placed on the surface, which persisted until at least the end of the fourth growing season of exposure; Result that suggests a more rapid release of these elements; Insertion of litterbags into the feathermoss layer that is a realistic representation of litterfall dynamics with implications for element cycling.
- Subjects
JACK pine; PINE; CHEMICAL decomposition; TREES
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2003, Vol 33, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
0045-5067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/x02-149