LITTER DECOMPOSITION: A GUIDE TO CARBON AND NUTRIENT TURNOVER, 0
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Luo Yiqi, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Ryszard Laskowski, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Bjørn Berg, University of Bayreuth, Dept of Soil Ecology, Germany
Description Litter Decomposition describes one of the most important processes in the biosphere – the decay of organic matter. It
focuses on the decomposition process of foliar litter in the terrestrial systems of boreal and temperate forests due to the greater amount
of data from those biomes. The availability of several long-term studies from these forest types allows a more in-depth approach to the
later stages of decomposition and humus formation. Differences between the decay of woody matter and foliar litter is discussed in detail
and a different pattern for decomposition is introduced.
While teachers and students in more general subjects will find the most basic
information on decomposition processes in this book, scientists and graduate students working on decomposition processes will be entirely
satisfied with the more detailed information and the overview of the latest publications on the topic as well as the methodological chapter
where practical information on methods useful in decomposition studies can be found. Abundant data sets will serve as an excellent aid
in teaching process and will be also of interest to researchers specializing in this field as no thorough database exists at the moment.
Audience
Students and lecturers in ecology and environmental sciences, researchers in different fields of ecosystem ecology and ecotoxicology, foresters, and nature conservationists
Contents 1. Introduction
2. Litter fall
3. Decomposers: soil microorganisms and animals
4. Changes in substrate composition and rate-regulating
factors during decomposition
5. Nitrogen dynamics in decomposing litter
6. Origin and structure of secondary organic matter and sequestration
of C
7. Climatic and geographic patterns in decomposition
8. Anthropogenic impacts on litter decomposition and soil organic matter
9. Methods in studies of organic matter decay
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