Microbial Colonization and Decomposition of Carex Litter in an Arctic Lake

• Main Authors: Federle, Thomas W., Vestal, J. Robie
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: General Microbial Ecology; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC291439; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16345553

The decomposition and microbial colonization of Carex leaf litter were examined in an arctic lake in Alaska during the summer of 1978. Dried leaf segments in screen bags were placed at various locations and depths for 13 and 26 days. Weight loss varied from 24.15 to 33.56% and from 27.69 to 65.01% a...