Table 9

 


Wind River Experimental Forest, WA

 

Decomposition rates of western conifer species reported in the literature.  

Species                                    Site                  k (per year)        Source

Abies concolor                          SQNP               0.051                Harmon et al. 1987

Picea sitchensis                        Olympics          0.011                Graham & Cromack 1982

Pinus contorta                           Wyoming          0.012                Fahey 1982

Pinus contorta                           Central Oregon  0.027                Busse 1994

Pseudotsuga menziesii              HJAF & WREF  0.012-0.014       Graham 1982

Pseudotsuga menziesii              HJAF                0.007                Means et al. 1985

Pseudotsuga menziesii              HJAF                0.016                Sollins et al. 1987

Thuja plicata                              HJAF                0.009                Sollins et al. 1987         

Tsuga heterophylla                     HJAF                0.016                Sollins et al. 1987

Tsuga heterophylla                     HJAF & WREF  0.012-0.024       Graham 1982

Tsuga heterophylla                     Olympics          0.010                Graham & Cromack 1982

Tsuga heterophylla                     CHEF               0.008                Grier 1978  

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