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Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3789-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3789-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
Research article
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26 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2024

Implications of climate and litter quality for simulations of litterbag decomposition at high latitudes

Elin Ristorp Aas, Inge Althuizen, Hui Tang, Sonya Geange, Eva Lieungh, Vigdis Vandvik, and Terje Koren Berntsen

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We used a soil model to replicate two litterbag decomposition experiments to examine the implications of climate, litter quality, and soil microclimate representation. We found that macroclimate was more important than litter quality for modeled mass loss. By comparing different representations of soil temperature and moisture we found that using observed data did not improve model results. We discuss causes for this and suggest possible improvements to both the model and experimental design.
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