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The Decay of Coarse Woody Debris

National carbon Accounting System - Technical Report No. 6

Jens Mackensen and Jürgen Bauhus, ANU, Department of Forestry, November 1999

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Abstract

This consultancy was undertaken to evaluate the current IPCC default used to calculate the decay of woody debris, to review decay models and the importance of individual factors in the decomposition process, and to determine decay rates in several Australian tree species. We focussed on the decay of coarse woody debris (CWD), assuming that this will constitute the majority of litter following clearing or harvesting of forests.