The influence of substrate quality and stream size on wood decomposition dynamics
The influence of substrate quality and stream size on wood decomposition dynamics
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基质质量和水流尺寸对木材分解动力学的影响
DOI:
10.1007/bf00385224
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发表时间:
1983
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影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
K. N. Eshleman
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作者:
J. Melillo;R. Naiman;J. Aber;K. N. Eshleman
Woody materials decayed more rapidly in a first order stream than in larger streams in eastern Quebec, Canada. The rate of annual mass loss (k) was highest (k=1.20) for alder wood chips in a first order stream and lowest (k=0.04) for black spruce wood chips in a ninth order stream. Decay rates for woody materials in a first order stream were inversely related to their initial lignin to nitrogen ratios. In larger streams, decay rates of woody materials were inversely related to their initial lignin concentrations. A number of quantifiable relationships were found to exist between the initial lignin and nitrogen contents of woody materials and the nitrogen dynamics of decaying wood.