LIDET

Long-Term Inter-site Decomposition Experiment Team

Meeting the challenge of long-term, broad-scale ecological experiments

 
Mark Harmon and Jay Sexton

Research Abstract

Link to LIDET Methods

LIDET Methods

link to available data

Available Data

 

 

Understanding ecological systems on the global scale will require an increase in preplanned, long-term, multi-site studies. This page describes an example of this type of research- a 10-year, 28-site experiment to test the effect of substrate quality and macroclimate on long-term decomposition and nutrient dynamics.

 

We would like to thank all of the people who cooperated with this project by putting out the litterbags, and then collecting them every year for 10 years.  We couldn't have done it without you!  The LIDET study was supported by LTER and NSF Ecosystem Studies Grants BSR-8805390, BSR-9180329, and DEB-9806493.

 

Chemical Properties of Leaf Litter

Chemical Properties of Leaf Litter

link to LIDET publications

LIDET Publications

 

Supplies used and more detailed procedures