The phrase "availability of litter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the presence or accessibility of litter in a specific area, such as in environmental studies or waste management discussions.
Example: "The availability of litter in urban parks has raised concerns about the impact on local wildlife."
Alternatives: "presence of litter" or "accessibility of litter".
- Availability of arboreal litter is critically important for these specialist arthropods and insectivorous bird species that specialize on dead-leaf inhabiting arthropods., The dead leaflet material that was generated by the passage of Typhoon Haiyan (Fig. 1) may influence biogeochemical processes in a manner that is distinct from any previously published information concerning arboreal litter.
Prescott, C. E. Does nitrogen availability control rates of litter decomposition in forests?
Meanwhile, others felt that community forest management decreased the availability of fodder and litter resources as the forest is closed to free grazing and there is control on collection of fodder/litter.
Nitrate leaching from soils under grassland is shown to be low in summer largely because of the lower availability of readily mineralizable plant litter of shoot and root origins, and not just because of plant N uptake as widely supposed.
We collated data from 385 studies of decomposition of foliage, bark and wood litter in eucalypt and pine forests for calibration and validation of two alternative sub-models available within FullCAM for decomposition: empirical algorithms in CAMFor, and the process-based GENDEC (requiring additional data on the chemical properties of litter and nitrogen availability).
The best vegetative predictors of butterfly richness (R2 = 0.38) and abundance (R2 = 0.13) were the availability of nectar and the percent cover of litter (which is related to management issues such as time since burning).
The impact of litter on imazapic and tebuthiuron availability was also evaluated.
Exotic plant species impact belowground processes by influencing resource availability through enhanced microbial activity as a consequence of litter inputs.
Plant species turnover affects soil nutrient availability and soil properties by varying quality and quantity of litter fluxes and root exudates [15], [16].
