ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on how forest floor biomass accumulation and turnover rates can be estimated across climate conditions by way of an empirical model formulation that is based on:
documented mass loss of field-placed litter bags and wood blocks,
monitored soil respiration,
radiocarbon dating, and
mass balance modeling.
The objective of this chapter is to demonstrate how the annual accumulation of forest litter on the forest floor can be modeled to eventually reach a steady state by forest type and climate. This demonstration is done for the Integrated Forest Site locations (IFS, Figure 16.1).
