Litter decomposition and nitrogen mineralization from an annual to a monthly model

Chengfu Zhang, John A. Trofymow, Rob C. Jamieson, Fan-Rui Meng, Robert Gordon and Charles P.-A. Bourque

Ecological Modelling, 2010, vol. 221, issue 16, 1944-1953

Abstract: The forest litter decomposition model (FLDM) described in this paper provides an important basis for assessing the impacts of forest management on seasonal stream water quality and export of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). By definition, models with annual time steps are unable to capture seasonal, within-year variation. In order to simulate seasonal variation in litter decomposition and DOC production and export, we have modified an existing annual FLDM to account for monthly dynamics of decomposition and residual mass in experimental litterbags placed in 21 different forests across Canada.

Keywords: CIDET data; Decomposition; Dissolved organic carbon; Organic matter; Model simulation; Residual forest litter mass (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.04.015

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