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turnover time

Scope: biogeochemistry
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

The average time required for dead wood to decompose, calculated as the inverse of the decay rate constant

Related Terms (1)

residence time

Publications (1)

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Dead wood biomass and turnover time, measured by radiocarbon, along a subalpine elevation gradient

2004Oecologiameasured

Related Concepts (4)

elevational gradients

framework1 shared paper

biogeochemical cycling

process1 shared paper

detritus breakdown

process1 shared paper

radiocarbon dating

measurement1 shared paper