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Title:
Litter decomposition - Italy
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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:
Italy - Toscany
Temporal extent:
This file contains the mass loss data for litter mixtures placed to decompose in June 2012 and collected in July 2013
Taxonomic extent:
No information available
Measurement cirumstances:
No information available
Data analysis:
No information available

Filter:
Dataset column

Name:
PlotID
Definition:
PlotID
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Exploratory plot id
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
ITA01
ITA05
ITA04
ITA02
ITA03
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Replicates
Definition:
Within plot replicates
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
3
1
2
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:
2012-06-08
2012-06-06
2012-06-07
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:
2013-07-18
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Decomposition_period
Definition:
Days of decomposition
Unit:
days
Datagroup:
Survey date
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
405
406
407
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
CASSAT_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Castanea sativa airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.7423020902675062
1.7475975730402153
0
1.7775170507060214
2.1147510452813796
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
QUECER_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Quercus cerris airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
0
1.843986139217338
1.8213420920335874
1.8039167900992175
2.170732663814107
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
QUEPET_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Quercus petraea airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.7505428688923284
1.7050910241908328
0
2.079572826266533
1.7494216658921016
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
QUEILE_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Quercus ilex airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.786358062520517
1.7891018122077853
1.7887477799900733
2.1423374574299716
0
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
OSTCAR_initial_mass
Definition:
ashfree weight of initial litter fraction of Ostrya carpinifolia airdried, corrected to dried at 65° in oven by conversion factor
Unit:
grams
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
1.645150634052606
2.048301079024698
1.6675806734507603
2.055721543186493
1.7041770535214333
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:
8.132322780589513
8.181736326030562
8.33680716232081
8.295151374867096
8.18966273093066
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:
5.303158369283863
5.2621383350956386
5.770019387001486
5.722684528726963
5.487630188679234
Contributors:
No information available

Dataset column

Name:
Mass_loss
Definition:
Mass_loss=(100*(Initial_mass-Final_mass)/Initial_mass)
Unit:
%
Datagroup:
Biomass
Keywords:
process, decomposition
Values:
11.175594633804817
12.052979509816486
11.841783704080829
11.186863471205351
11.69885811396028
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 (Quercus ilex missing)
Contributors:
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