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Title:
Litter decomposition - Finland
Access rights:
Free within projects
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Published:
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Abstract:
The main objectives of this task are to quantify the decomposition of a mixture of litter with the plot-specific diversity, and to relate this information to tree diversity and environmental gradients across sites.
Design:
See sampling protocol: “Litter decomposition” for details
Spatial extent:
Finland - North Karelia
Temporal extent:
This file contains the mass loss data for litter mixtures placed to decompose in June 2012 and collected in October 2013
Taxonomic extent:
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Measurement cirumstances:
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Data analysis:
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Dataset column

Name:
PlotID
Definition:
PlotID
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Exploratory plot id
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
FIN01
FIN02
FIN04
FIN05
FIN03
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Replicates
Definition:
Within plots replicates
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1
2
3
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Start_of_decomposition
Definition:
Date of sampling campaign
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Survey date
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2012-06-22
2012-06-21
2012-06-20
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
End_of_decomposition
Definition:
Date of sampling campaign
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Survey date
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2013-10-05
2013-10-03
2013-10-04
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Decomposition_period
Definition:
Days of decomposition
Unit:
days
Datagroup:
Survey date
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
469
470
471
Contributors:
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Dataset column

Name:
PINSYL_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Pinus sylvestris airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0
3.0320671883549535
3.0141623642458986
3.0183860663434188
3.018936984008313
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
PICABI_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Picea abies airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2.755698608034508
0
2.765563977281438
2.78044563597596
2.7760981851213806
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
BETPEN_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Betula pendula airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
2.9416368660023395
2.950743548056857
2.9312802471952413
2.9500292984839533
0
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Total_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of total initial litter fraction airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
8.33841073908345
8.277964451239972
8.308062187925522
8.326789668529864
8.277630031943467
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Final_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of final litter fraction dried at 65° in oven
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
3.572100133542348
3.735385091420534
2.5335397433010525
4.022709182608698
3.9385929967111357
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Mass_loss
Definition:
Mass_loss=(100*(Initial_mass-Final_mass)/Initial_mass)
Unit:
%
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
process, litter, decomposition
Values:
18.778162011979497
18.256174305053143
19.3052200714578
20.867678033548614
19.6710376119256
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Comments
Definition:
Comments
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
Litterbag species composition is not representative of the plot species composition (Betula pendula included)
Litterbag species composition is not representative of the plot species composition (Picea abies missing)
Contributors:
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