Decomposition of Scots pine fine woody debris in boreal conditions : implications for estimating carbon pools and fluxes

• Published in: Forest Ecology and Management
• Main Authors: Vavrova, Petra, Penttilä, Timo, Laiho, Raija
• Other Authors: Department of Forest Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2011
• Subjects: 411 Agriculture and forestry; The Needle; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/27407

"Litter quality and environmental effects on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) fine woody debris (FWD) decomposition were examined in three forestry-drained peatlands representing different site types along a climatic gradient from the north boreal (Northern Finland) to south (Southern Finland)...