Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests
Forest-floor decomposition is compared among 16 Alaskan taiga forest stands. These include black spruce (Piceamariana (Mill.) B.S.P.), white spruce (Piceaglauca (Moench) Voss), and birch (Betulapapyrifera Marsh.), aspen {Populustremuloides Michx.), and balsam poplar (Populusbalsamifera L.) types, sp...
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ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:aspen_bib-5168 2024-01-21T10:10:47+01:00 Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests Fox, J.F. Van Cleve, K. 1983-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/4176 https://doi.org/10.1139/x83-109 unknown Hosted by Utah State University Libraries https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/4176 doi:10.1139/x83-109 https://doi.org/10.1139/x83-109 Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. Aspen Bibliography Microorganisms Tracheophyta: Plantae Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Betulaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiosperms Dicots Gymnosperms Plants Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Picea Glauca Picea Muriana Betula Papyrifera Populus Tremuloides Populus Balsamifera Forest litter decomposition chemistry Soil physics temperature Soil morphological features soil temperature Forest Sciences text 1983 ftutahsudc https://doi.org/10.1139/x83-109 2023-12-28T18:41:17Z Forest-floor decomposition is compared among 16 Alaskan taiga forest stands. These include black spruce (Piceamariana (Mill.) B.S.P.), white spruce (Piceaglauca (Moench) Voss), and birch (Betulapapyrifera Marsh.), aspen {Populustremuloides Michx.), and balsam poplar (Populusbalsamifera L.) types, spanning a wide range in decomposition rates, forest-floor microclimates, and litter quality. Jenny's index of decomposition rate, k, is reasonably well correlated with annual cellulose (filter-paper) decomposition differences among stands. Both estimates of decomposition rate are correlated with forest-floor heat sum and forest-floor nitrogen concentration. These between-site correlations support inferences based upon experimental work claiming that temperature and forest-floor chemical quality have a major influence upon the level of decomposition in a particular stand. Inferences about the factors regulating decomposition rate around an average level within one stand cannot legitimately be made from the same correlations. Moisture has not been considered in this analysis, but could also be important to between-stand differences in decomposition rate. Text taiga Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU Canadian Journal of Forest Research 13 5 789 794 |
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Microorganisms Tracheophyta: Plantae Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Betulaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiosperms Dicots Gymnosperms Plants Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Picea Glauca Picea Muriana Betula Papyrifera Populus Tremuloides Populus Balsamifera Forest litter decomposition chemistry Soil physics temperature Soil morphological features soil temperature Forest Sciences |
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Microorganisms Tracheophyta: Plantae Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Betulaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiosperms Dicots Gymnosperms Plants Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Picea Glauca Picea Muriana Betula Papyrifera Populus Tremuloides Populus Balsamifera Forest litter decomposition chemistry Soil physics temperature Soil morphological features soil temperature Forest Sciences Fox, J.F. Van Cleve, K. Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests |
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Microorganisms Tracheophyta: Plantae Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae Spermatophyta Plantae Betulaceae: Dicotyledones Angiospermae Salicaceae: Dicotyledones Angiosperms Dicots Gymnosperms Plants Spermatophytes Vascular Plants Picea Glauca Picea Muriana Betula Papyrifera Populus Tremuloides Populus Balsamifera Forest litter decomposition chemistry Soil physics temperature Soil morphological features soil temperature Forest Sciences |
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Forest-floor decomposition is compared among 16 Alaskan taiga forest stands. These include black spruce (Piceamariana (Mill.) B.S.P.), white spruce (Piceaglauca (Moench) Voss), and birch (Betulapapyrifera Marsh.), aspen {Populustremuloides Michx.), and balsam poplar (Populusbalsamifera L.) types, spanning a wide range in decomposition rates, forest-floor microclimates, and litter quality. Jenny's index of decomposition rate, k, is reasonably well correlated with annual cellulose (filter-paper) decomposition differences among stands. Both estimates of decomposition rate are correlated with forest-floor heat sum and forest-floor nitrogen concentration. These between-site correlations support inferences based upon experimental work claiming that temperature and forest-floor chemical quality have a major influence upon the level of decomposition in a particular stand. Inferences about the factors regulating decomposition rate around an average level within one stand cannot legitimately be made from the same correlations. Moisture has not been considered in this analysis, but could also be important to between-stand differences in decomposition rate. |
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Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests |
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Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests |
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Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests |
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Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests |
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Relationships between cellulose decomposition, Jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in Alaskan taiga forests |
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relationships between cellulose decomposition, jenny's k, forest-floor nitrogen, and soil temperature in alaskan taiga forests |
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