uid=HFR,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read doi:10.6073/pasta/ab69c6a56569ee33819b5f897ac90738 Julian Hadley 2023 English

Leaf litter was collected at the time of soil respiration measurements and its moisture content was measured in order to determine the contribution of leaf litter decomposition to measurements of total soil respiration including the litter layer. Leaf litter moisture has been shown to strongly affect CO2 release from organic soil layers (Borken et al. 2003).

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Ten leaves from the uppermost layer of leaf litter were collected at each location where soil respiration was measured. The leaves were immediately placed into a tightly closed plastic bag, and at the end of the day they were weighed. They were then dried at 70 degrees C for two days and reweighed. Leaf moisture content was then calculated as a percentage of the dry weight for each sample.

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(978) 724-3302 (978) 724-3595 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu https://ror.org/059cpzx98 pointOfContact The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210. hf157-01-litter-moisture.csv litter moisture hf157-01-litter-moisture.csv 13768 be6a0654dc166025cb7ae90968bf01e1 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p15/hf157/hf157-01-litter-moisture.csv site site HEM Hemlock LPH Little Prospect Hill date date YYYY-MM-DD distance distance from tower base meter 1 whole NA missing value transect compass bearing (degrees from north) of transect on which plot occurs degree 1 whole NA missing value fresh.mass fresh weight of sample gram 0.01 real NA missing value dry.mass dry weight of sample gram 0.01 real NA missing value moisture leaf moisture content calculated as a percentage of the dry weight for each sample dimensionless 0.001 real NA missing value 331 atmosphere soil short-term measurement https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf148 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf103 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf072