Long-Term Decomposition Experiment Team

LTER and other researchers are testing the degree to which substrate quality and macroclimate control the carbon and nitrogen dynamics of decomposing leaf, wood, and fine-root litter in a 10-year, 28-site team experiment. Researchers at participating sites (17 LTER) have collected litter, placed materials in the field, and provided relevant information about their sites.

The Long-Term Decomposition Experiment Team (LIDET) is composed of field collaborators who oversee the study at their respective sites; modelers who will predict C, N, and P dynamics and validate models from the field study; and a central analysis group which performs chemical analysis, data management, and preliminary data analysis.
For more information, contact Mark Harmon mharmon@lternet.edu 503/750-7333
Publication on the project: Guidelines for Measurements of Woody Detritus in Forest Ecosystem
Mark E. Harmon and Jay Sexton April 1996