Plant Litter

1. Introduction
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

2. Decomposition as a Process: Some Main Features
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

3. Decomposer Organisms
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

4. Initial Litter Chemical Composition
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

5. Changes in Substrate Composition during Decomposition
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

6. Chemical Constituents as Rate Regulating: Initial Variation and Changes during Decomposition. New and Traditional Analytical Techniques
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

7. Climatic Environment
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

8. Decomposition of Fine Root and Woody Litter
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

9. Models that Describe Litter Decomposition
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

10. Some Possible Influences on Decomposition Pattern, Regression Model, Stable Fraction, and C Sequestration

Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

11. Does Humus Accumulate and Where? What Factors May Influence?
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

12. Estimating Carbon Sequestration Rates on a Regional Scale
Björn Berg, Charles McClaugherty

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