Long-term Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Dynamics of Leaf
and Fine Root Litter in North American Ecosytems:
The Long-term Intersite
Decomposition Experiment Team.
LIDET Data from the Virginia Coast Reserve
Date:
August 1992 ;
Update March 1996 JMS
Keywords:
decomposition, decay rates, litterbags, leaf litter,
fine roots, wood, nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon fractions.
STUDY PURPOSE, GOALS:
The primary objective of this study is to examine the
control that substrate quality and climate have on patterns
of long-term decomposition and nitrogen accumulation in
above- and below-ground fine litter. Of particular interest
will be to examine the degree these two factors control the
formation of stable organic matter and nitrogen after
extensive decay.
The Virginia Coast Reserve LTER is 1 of 28
participating sites that make up the
Long-term Intersite
Decomposition Experiment Team.
This research is funded, in part, by a grant from NSF-Ecosystems Studies
(BSR-9180329). For more information about the entire project,
contact Mark
Harmon. The VCR-LTER contact is
Linda
Blum.
References and Citations
References and Citations for this data are x x in addition to those
listed in the abstract and update.
Please be sure to include reference to the above grant numbers.
CONTENTS
- Overall project ABSTRACT and most recent
UPDATE.
- Expanded description of the METHODS.
- README file and most recent
UPDATE, listing DATA file names and contents.
- METADATA file of all variable descriptions
and codes.
- NUMBERING SYSTEM SOLUTION note for systematic solution to bug in
original NIR_NUM variable.
- VCR REPORT of percent mass remaining and
decay rates by plant species.
- Ascii data file with data specific to decomposition at the VCR site:
- Ascii data files with general data for ALL sites: