Litter decomposition and nutrient release in Central Himalayan high altitude forests

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-26

  Garkoti, S C ^a   Singh, S P ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Evergreen; Nutrient release; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

INDIA;

EID: 0033490989     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Anderson, J.M. 1973. The breakdown and decomposition of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill) and beech (Faguesu syloatica L.) leaf litter in two deciduous woodland soils. Breakdown. leaching and decomposition. Oecologica 12: 251-274.
2. 15N) in decomposing scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) needle litter. Long term decomposition in a scots pine forest VI. Canadian Journal of Botany 66: 1539-1546.
3. Champion, H.G. & S.K. Seth. 1968. A Revised Survey of the Forest Types of India. Government of India Publication, New Delhi.
4. Comelisson, J.H.C. 1996. An experimental comparison of decomposition rates in a wide range of temperate species and types. Journal of Ecology 84: 573-582.
5. De Catanzaro, J.B. & J.P. Kimmins. 1985. Changes in the weight and nutrient composition of litter fall in three forest ecosystem types on coastal British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Botany 63: 1046-1056.
6. Fog, K. 1988. The effect of added nitrogen on the rate of decomposition of organic matter. Biological Review 63: 433-462.
7. Gallardo, A. & J. Merino. 1993. Leaf decomposition in two Mediterranean ecosystems of Southwest Spain: influence of substrate quality. Ecology 74:152-161.
8. Garkoti, S.C. 1992. High Altitude Forests of Central Himalaya: Productivity and Nutrient Cycling. Ph.D. Dissertation, Kumaun University, Naini Tal.
9. Garkoti, S.C. & S.P. Singh. 1994. Nutrient cycling in the three central Himalayan forests ranging from close canopied to open canopied treeline forests. India. Arctic and Alpine Research 26: 339-348.
10. Garkoti, S.C. & S.P. Singh. 1995. Variation in forest biomass and net primary productivity in the high mountains of Central Himalaya. Journal of Vegetation Science 6: 23-28.
11. Jackson, M.L. 1958. Soil Chemical Analysis. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
12. Jorgensen, R.G. & B. Meyer. 1990. Nutrient changes in decomposing beech leaf litter assessed using a solution flux approach. Journal of Soil Science 41: 279-293.
13. Kim. C., T.L. Sharik & M.F. Jorgensen. 1995. Canopy covers effects in soil nitrogen mineralisation in northern read oak (Quercus rubra) stands in northern lower Michigan. Forest Ecology and Management 76: 21-28.
14. Kochy, M. & S.D. Wilson. 1997 Litter decomposition and nitrogen: dynamics in aspen forest and mixed grass prairie. Ecology 78: 732-739.
15. Lodge, D.J. 1987. Nutrient concentration, percentage moisture and density of field collected fungal mycelia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 19: 727-733.
16. MacLean, D.A. & R.W. Wein 1978. Weight loss and nutrient changes in decomposing litter and forest floor material in New Brunswick forest stands. Canadian Journal of Botany 56: 2730-2749.
17. Melilo, J.M., J.D. Aber & J.F. Morature. 1982. Nitrogen and lignin control of hardwood leaf litter decomposition dynamics. Ecology 63: 621-626.
18. Müller, M.J. 1982. Selected Climatic Data for a Global Set of Standard Stations for Vegetation Science. Junk. The Hague.
19. Olson, J.S. 1963. Energy storage and the balance of producers and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44: 322-331.
20. Pandey, U. & J.S. Singh. 1982. Leaf litter decomposition in an oak conifer forest in Himalaya: the effects of climate and chemical composition. Forestry 55: 47-59.
21. Piper, C.S. 1944. Soil and Plant Analysis. Interscience, New York.
22. Reich, P.B., M.B. Walter & D.S. Ellsworth. 1992. Leaf life-span in relation to leaf, plant and stand characteristics among diverse ecosystems. Ecological Monographs 62. 365-392.
23. Sakai, A. & S.B. Malla. 1981. Winter hardiness of tree species at high altitudes in the east Himalaya, Nepal. Ecology 62: 1288-1298.
24. Shanks, R.E. & J.S. Olson. 1961. First year breakdown of leaf litter in southern Appalachian forests. Science 134: 144-195.
25. Sharma, A.P., R.P. Bidhan & J.S. Bisht, 1984. Microarthropods in litter bags. pp. 299-304. In: J.S. Singh & S.P. Singh (eds.) Integrated Ecological Study of Eastern Kianaun Himalaya with Emphasis on Natural Resources. Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi.
26. Singh, J.S. & S.P. Singh. 1987. Forest vegetation of Himalaya Botanical Review 43: 449-528.
27. Upadhyay, V.P. & J.S. Singh. 1989. Patterns of nutrient immobilization and release in decomposing forest litter in Central Himalaya. Journal of Ecology 77: 127-146.
28. Upadhyay, V.P., J.S. Singh &. V Meentemeyer. 1989 Dynamics and weight loss of leaf litter in Central Himalayan forests : abrotic versus litter quantity influenced. Journal of Ecology 77: 147-161.
29. Witkamp, M. 1966. Decomposition of leaf litter in relation to environment, microflora and microbial respiration Ecology 47: 194-201.
30. Witkamp, M. & J S. Olson. 1963. Breakdown of confined and non confined oak litter. Oikos 14: 138-147.