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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-207-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-207-2015
Original research article
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23 Feb 2015
Original research article |  | 23 Feb 2015

Litter decomposition rate and soil organic matter quality in a patchwork heathland of southern Norway

G. Certini, L. S. Vestgarden, C. Forte, and L. Tau Strand

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We studied a heathland area of Norway consisting in a patchwork of Calluna, Molinia or Sphagnum. Such vegetation covers are associated with microtopographic differences, which in turn impose different soil moisture regimes. We found that litter decomposition rate and SOM composition depend much on vegetation cover. Hence, here, monitoring variations in the patchwork of vegetation seems a reliable, cost-effective way to detect climate change induced modifications to SOM and its potential to last.