Plant Litter Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration / by Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty.

The present book gives a modernized and comprehensive overview of the degradation of major litter components as well as the sum of processes when forest plant litter decomposes, releases nutrients and turns into humus. Covering mainly boreal and temperate forests, the book gives a synthesis of the d...

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Main Authors: Berg, Björn (Author), McClaugherty, Charles (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
Edition:1st ed. 2003.
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505 0 |a 1 Introduction -- 2 Decomposition as a process -- 3 Decomposer organisms -- 4 Initial litter chemical composition -- 5 Changes in substrate composition during decomposition -- 6 Influence of chemical variation in litter on decomposition -- 7 Climatic environment -- 8 Influence of site factors other than climate -- 9 Decomposition of fine root and woody litter -- 10 Models that describe litter decomposition -- 11 Decomposition and ecosystem function -- 12 Human activities that influence decomposition -- Appendix I. Glossary -- References -- Appendix II. Scientific names of vascular plants -- II.1 Gymnosperms -- Firs -- Hemlocks -- Pines -- Spruces -- II.2 Angiosperms -- Alders -- Aspen -- Beeches -- Birches -- Grasses -- Maples -- Oaks -- Other woody plants -- Appendix III. Site descriptions -- Stråsan, Sweden -- Jädraås, Sweden -- Black Hawk Island, Wisconsin, USA -- Harvard Forest, Massachusetts, USA -- References. 
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