Time since death and decay rate constants of Norway spruce and European larch deadwood in subalpine forests determined using dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating

Due to the large size (e.g. sections of tree trunks) and highly heterogeneous spatial distribution of deadwood, the timescales involved in the coarse woody debris (CWD) decay of <i>Picea abies</i> (L.) Karst. and <i>Larix decidua</i> Mill. in Alpine forests are largely unknow...

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Main Authors: M. Petrillo, P. Cherubini, G. Fravolini, M. Marchetti, J. Ascher-Jenull, M. Schärer, H.-A. Synal, D. Bertoldi, F. Camin, R. Larcher, M. Egli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/1537/2016/bg-13-1537-2016.pdf