BETA-FOR_SP5_Decomposition_beech_litter_2023
Authors/Creators
- 1. University of Würzburg
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2.
University of Freiburg
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3.
University of Bremen
Description
This dataset contains decomposition rates of beech litter on all BETA-FOR patches. Four litter bags with a mesh width of 5 mm were placed on each patch. Each bag was placed on a seperate subpatch directly next to a TOMST logger.
Notes (English)
Variables Description
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*patchLabel_BETAFOR: unique BETA-FOR patch label
*patch: patch number
*Subpatch: ID of subpatch located on the patch
*Substrate_type: type of sample used
*mesh_width: width of the net of the litter bag
*start_date: start date of exposure of the sample to patch conditions
*weight_start: weight of sample at the start of the exposure
*end_date: end date of exposure of the sample to patch conditions
*weight_end: weight of sample at the end of the exposure
*exposure_time: number of days the samples were exposed to patch conditions
*decomposition_rate_day: ((weight_start_dry - weight_end_dry )/ weight_start_dry)/exposure_time
*decomposition_rate: (weight_start_dry - weight_end_dry )/ weight_start_dry
*data_collector: person collecting the data and supervising field work teams
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Additional details
Related works
- Is supplemented by
- Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.14050418 (DOI)
Dates
- Submitted
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2025-09-09
- Collected
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2023-03/2023-04