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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Series:	Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Ecology . Geoecology. Environmental geology. Nature conservation. Plant science. Botany. Microbiology. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

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.

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

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