Volume, structure and decomposition dynamics of woody debris in primary spruce forests of the taiga zone of European Russia

• Published in: Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Main Author: Vladimir Storozhenko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2018
• Subjects: biomass balance; woody debris; phytomass decomposition; products of xylolysis; Science; Q; Deadwood; taiga
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17076/eco635; https://doaj.org/article/def95d872b9e4244a0d01d8f2de5d030

The author elaborates on the subject of the biomass accumulation and decomposition balance in forest communities. Forests at the climax phases are considered to be the most balanced in terms of the biomass of their components. The notions of “current woody debris” and “fallen deadwood” are defined,...