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Decomposition of standing dead trees in the southern Appalachian Mountains

โœ Scribed by Mark E. Harmon

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1982
Tongue
English
Weight
207 KB
Volume
52
Category
Article
ISSN
0029-8549

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โœฆ Synopsis

Decomposition of standing dead trees that were killed by fire was examined for 10 species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The decrease in wood density as fire age increased was used to estimate decomposition rates. Quercus prinus had the fastest decay rate (11% yr) while Pinus virginiana had the slowest decay rate (3.6% yr) for standing dead wood. Decay rates were intermediate between those reported in western USA and tropics for wood.

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