Plant Litter Decomposition, Humus Formation, Carbon Sequestration /

• Main Authors: Berg, Björn (Author), McClaugherty, Charles (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Microbiology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Nature Conservation.; Plant Sciences.

Since the publication of the 2nd edition, there have been substantial developments in the field of litter decomposition. This fully revised and updated 3rd edition of Plant Litter reflects and discusses new findings and re-evaluates earlier ones in light of recent research and with regard to current...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Decomposition as a process – some main features
• Decomposer organisms
• Initial litter chemical composition
• Changes in substrate composition during decomposition
• Chemical constituents as rate regulating: initial variation and changes during decomposition. New and traditional analytical techniques
• Climatic environment
• Decomposition of fine root and woody litter
• Models that describe litter decomposition
• Some possible influences on decomposition pattern, regression model, stable fraction and C sequestration
• Does humus accumulate and where? What factors may influence? Estimating carbon sequestration rates on a regional scale.