Sentence examples for amount of litterfall from inspiring English sources

The large amount of litterfall from well-watered trees was most likely the result of tree size rather than a water deficit response.

Given the large amount of litterfall accumulated on the ground of the G. dewevrei forests, and their slow decomposition rates of the leaf litters, it follows that these litters may release a lower concentration of nutrients into the soils, perhaps changing the soil properties of these forests.

Decomposition rates were derived using short-term litterbag studies to determine mass loss after 1 year, or using long-term rates of litter accumulation from known amounts of litterfall inputs.

Our results agree with the summarization of Teas (1979), who reported that the assumption of total AGNPP for mangroves is three times as large as the amount of total litterfall.

There are very few reports that describe the contribution of litterfall to total NPP, and reported that litterfall represents up to 30% of the overall NPP (Alongi et al. 2005).

When comparing our estimated rates of litterfall and biomass increment both in AGB and BGB, it becomes evident that litterfall production only amount up to 48.1% of the total mangrove NPP.

Chave, J. et al. Regional and seasonal patterns of litterfall in tropical South America.

Deposition patterns of litterfall components in relation to edges of openings indicated a heightened level of Alectoria litterfall along edges.

Field methods to obtain accurate measurement of litterfall and its component parts are described.

The role of litterfall in biogeochemical cycling and tree growth is outlined, and the potential to increase this knowledge from analyses of litterfall monitored in the ICP Forests intensive Programme across Europe is highlighted.

The results suggest that the chemical composition and chemical quality of litterfall, resulting from foliar resorption, strongly affect forest floor microbial activity.