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Conifer needle processing in a subalpine lake 1
Author(s) -
Rau Greg H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1978.23.2.0356
Subject(s) - montane ecology , benthic zone , littoral zone , dry weight , subalpine forest , environmental science , zoology , forestry , hydrology (agriculture) , horticulture , biology , ecology , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering
Fir and hemlock needles lost an average of 80–90% of their initial dry weight after a 1‐year incubation on a littoral benthic site in Findley Lake, Washington. Considerably less mean weight was lost from needles in fine and coarse mesh bags. In all treatments there was little change in mean needle weight during the second year of the experiment.