Influence of Different Forest System Management Practices on Leaf Litter Decomposition Rates, Nutrient Dynamics and the Activity of Ligninolytic Enzymes: A Case Study from Central European Forests
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C/N and total lignin/N ratios in leaf litter during 473 days of decomposition under different forest system management practices.
Norway spruce age-class forest (blue, SA), European beech age-class forest (red, BA), European beech selective cut forest (green, BS) and unmanaged deciduous forest reserves dominated by European beech (black, BU) (mean ± SD, n = 3). Different letters indicate significant differences according to one-way ANOVA incorporating Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (from 89 DAI to 473 DAI).