Drivers of CO2 Emission Rates from Dead Wood Logs of 13 Tree Species in the Initial Decomposition Phase

• Published in: Forests Vol. 6; no. 12; pp. 2484 - 2504
• Main Authors: Kahl, Tiemo, Baber, Kristin, Otto, Peter, Wirth, Christian, Bauhus, Jürgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biodiversity Exploratories; Carbon; Decomposition; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; Environmental conditions; Forest management; Fungi; infrared gas analyzer; Measurement techniques; Respiration; temperate forests; wood-inhabiting fungi; Germany

Large dead wood is an important structural component of forest ecosystems and a main component of forest carbon cycles. CO2 emissions from dead wood can be used as a proxy for actual decomposition rates. The main drivers of CO2 emission rates for dead wood of temperate European tree species are larg...