Pine needle litter acts as habitat but not as food source for stream invertebrates

2017 ◽  
Vol 102 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Andrés Márquez ◽  
Romina Elizabeth Principe ◽  
Luciana Cibils Martina ◽  
Ricardo Javier Albariño
Keyword(s):  
Food Source ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Stream Invertebrates ◽  
Needle Litter

PAHs Sorption and Desorption on Soil Influenced by Pine Needle Litter-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter

Pedosphere ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu-Hong YANG ◽  
P. GARNIER ◽  
Shi-Zhong WANG ◽  
V. BERGHEAUD ◽  
Xiong-Fei HUANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Needle Litter

Nitrogen Level and Decomposition in Scots Pine Needle Litter

Oikos ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Berg ◽  
Bengt Wessén ◽  
Gunnar Ekbohm ◽  
Bjorn Berg ◽  
Bengt Wessen
Keyword(s):  
Scots Pine ◽  
Nitrogen Level ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Needle Litter

Accumulation and release of plant nutrients in decomposing Scots pine needle litter. Long-term decomposition in a Scots pine forest II

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
pp. 1561-1568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Håkan Staaf ◽  
Björn Berg
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Nutrient Dynamics ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Plant Nutrient ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Needle Litter ◽  
Scots Pine Forest ◽  
Net Release

Plant nutrient dynamics in decomposing needle litter were measured during a 5-year period in a Scots pine forest in central Sweden. As seen over the whole 5-year period, the nutrients were retained (to a litter weight loss of about 75%) in the order Mn < Ca < K < Mg < S < N < P. During the first 1.5 years there was a net increase of N and P whereafter a net release took place. A similar but less pronounced development could be seen for S, whereas Ca, K, Mn, and Mg were released from the start of the incubation. It is suggested that P was the most limiting element for microbial activity during this first phase. There appeared to be only little initial leaching from the litter and the different behaviours of the elements could largely be explained by their concentration in litter in relation to the needs of microorganisms and to their solubility. K and Mg were the elements that were released at rates most similar to organic matter weight loss.

scholarly journals Tritium Concentrations in Pine Needle, Litter and Soil Samples.

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHUN''ICHI HISAMATSU ◽  
TEI''ICHI KATSUMATA ◽  
YUKIO TAKIZAWA
Keyword(s):  
Soil Samples ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Needle Litter

Reduction of decomposition rates of scots pine needle litter due to heavy-metal pollution

1991 ◽  
Vol 59 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bj�rn Berg ◽  
Gunnar Ekbohm ◽  
Bengt S�derstr�m ◽  
H�kan Staaf
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Decomposition Rates ◽  
Needle Litter

Effect of Altitude and Age of Chir Pine Stands on Litter Production in Mid Hills of Himachal Pradesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
J. Sharma ◽  
Sandeep Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Litter Production ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Fire Control ◽  
Needle Litter ◽  
Pine Stands ◽  
Chir Pine ◽  
Mature Stands

The litterfall under different aged (sapling, pole and mature) Chir pine stands were studied at two sites viz. Nauni and Moti Kona (Kasauli) having altitudes 1250-1275m and 1720-1745m amsl., respectively in the mid hills of Himachal Pradesh throughout the year. The litter comprised of needles, twigs / branch and bark under sapling and pole stands of Chir pine whereas cones were also the part of the total litter production under mature stands at both sites. The litterfall was maximum under mature stands followed by pole and sapling stands at Site-I whereas it was maximum under pole stand followed by mature and sapling stands at Site-II. The needles had the maximum share (93 to 99%) in the total litter under all the Chir pine stands. The average annual litter production under sapling,pole and mature stands was 64.68, 73.49 and 102.01 q/ha, respectively at Site-I whereas at Site-II, it was 33.34, 55.20 and 37.84 q/ha, respectively. The needle fall was maximum in summer months i.e. April and May under all the Chir pine stands at both the sites and it was about 60 to 70 per cent of the total litterfall of the year. The information generated from the present study may be beneficial for devising management strategies for Chir pine needle litter and can also help in making the strategies for fire control in Chir pine forests of mid hills of Himalayas.

Factors influencing limit values for pine needle litter decomposition: a synthesis for boreal and temperate pine forest systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 57-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Berg ◽  
M. P. Davey ◽  
A. De Marco ◽  
B. Emmett ◽  
M. Faituri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Litter Decomposition ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Needle Litter
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