Sentence examples for litter loss from inspiring English sources

Termites contributed to 58% of litter loss in MT plots over the transitional/dry season period.

The litter loss and k were highest (p < 0.01) in TLS under the tree canopy, but the reverse trend was found for litter outside the canopy.

Highest (p < 0.01) litter loss was in the first four months, when faunal abundance, SR, DHA and humidity were highest but it decreased with time.

Faunal abundance, litter loss, k, nutrient release and biochemical activities were highest (p < 0.01) in the 3 7 cm soil layer.

Positive correlations of litter loss and soil fauna abundance with soil nutrients, SR and DHA demonstrated the interactions of litter quality and micro-habitats together with soil fauna on increased soil fertility.

We examined litter loss, soil fauna abundance, organic carbon (SOC), total (TN), ammonium (NH4 N) and nitrate (NO3 N) nitrogen, phosphorus (PO4 P), soil respiration (SR) and dehydrogenase activity (DHA) in soil adjacent to each litter bag.

Attrition rates per litter (prenatal loss, neonatal loss) and pup weights were comparable between groups.

Litters losses occurred throughout the lactation period in the mothers lactating in the cold, in particular in the mothers raising the larger litters.

Litter mass loss was positively correlated with initial nitrogen concentrations and negatively correlated with carbon:nitrogen ratios, suggesting that mass loss was controlled by nitrogen concentration of the litter mixture.

Litter mass loss (determined with litter bags buried in the nests) was significantly higher in wet nests than in dry nests.

The decomposing crop residues were oven-dried at 65 70 °C for 48 h or constant weight and weighed to determine litter mass loss rates (Anderson and Ingram 1989).