Rate of woody residue incorporation into Northern Rocky Mountain forest soils. Forest service research paper
The important properties contributed to forest soils by decayed wood in the Northern Rocky Mountains make it desirable to determine the time required to reconstitute such materials in depleted soils. The ratio of fiber production potential (growth) to total quantity of wood in a steady state ecosystem provides estimates varying from approximately 100 to 300 years, depending on habitat type, for replacement of decayed soil wood. Radiocarbon dating of decayed wood in various stages of incorporation into the soil ranged from 100 to 550 years, depending on site and depth in soil. Species identification of decayed wood indicated that Douglas-fir residue is the most persistent woody material in these Northern Rocky Mountain soils.
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Ogden, UT (USA). Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
- OSTI ID:
- 5797418
- Report Number(s):
- PB-82-101445
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SOILS
MINERAL CYCLING
WOOD
DECOMPOSITION
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
FORESTS
ISOTOPE DATING
MONTANA
NITROGEN FIXATION
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
TIME DEPENDENCE
AGE ESTIMATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MOUNTAINS
NORTH AMERICA
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
USA
553001* - Agriculture & Food Technology- Tracer Techniques- (-1987)