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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-049-8-0175

DEKOMPOZICE LISTŮ BŘÍZY V POROSTECH S RŮZNOU VÝCHOVOU / DECOMPOSITION OF BIRCH LEAVES IN STANDS WITH VARIOUS THINNING

Jiří Souček1
1 Výzkumný ústav lesního hospodářství a myslivosti, Výzkumná stanice Opočno, Na Olivě 550, 517 73 Opočno, Česká republika$1

The text summarizes the results of birch leaf decomposition in stand with different thinning regimes. Litterbags with leaves were placed in stands with different density at the beginning of January; subsequent samplings were carried out at 3-month intervals. During the winter period, leaf mass decreased equally in all variants. During the growing season, decomposition was faster in thinner stands. By the end of experiment (299 days incubation), 42–59% of the leaf mass had decomposed, depending on the stand density. The content of potassium in the leaves decreased with increasing time since installation in the field.

Keywords: birch, litterfall, decomposition, microclimate

pages: 175-180, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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