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Implications of climate and litter quality for simulations of litterbag decomposition at high latitudes
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Inge Althuizen
NORCE, Norwegian Research Centre AS, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Hui Tang
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Climate System Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, Finland
Sonya Geange
Department of Biological Sciences and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Eva Lieungh
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Vigdis Vandvik
Department of Biological Sciences and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Terje Koren Berntsen
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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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.
We used a soil model to replicate two litterbag decomposition experiments to examine the...
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