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Structural Organization of Forest Litters at Stationary Bulk Lysimeters of the Department of Soil Science, Moscow State University

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The types and total reserves of mortmass in the forest litter of the main types of biogeocenoses within the stationary bulk lysimeters of the Soil Experimental Station of Moscow State University have been studied. It is shown that the litters are mainly destructive in spruce forests, fermentative in mixed stands, and humified in broad-leaved forests. There is an exchange of plant debris between biogeocenoses: leaves are found in spruce biogeocenoses, overgrown fallows, and black fallow. The calculated litter-debris coefficient (LDC) according to N.I. Bazilevich enables us to characterize the biological cycle in spruce plantations as the slowed-down type: the LDC is 2.8, which is related to the domination of decomposition-resistant needle debris. In broad-leaved and mixed plantations, the turnover is intense: the LDC is 1.2. It is shown that the content of mineral admixtures should be taken into account when calculating the total organic matter reserve in litter; and their portion should be estimated during laboratory studies.

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This work was performed within the framework of a state order of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Russian Federation (theme no. 121040800321-4 “Indicators of Transformation of Biogeochemical Cycles of Biogenic Elements in Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystems”), within the framework of the Development Program of the Interdisciplinary Scientific and Educational School of Moscow State University “The Future of the Planet and Global Environmental Changes,” and within the framework of state order no. 122011800459-3 “Soil Biomarkers: Identification, Stability, Activity, and Possibility of Use for Monitoring.”

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    G. R. Glazman, L. G. Bogatyrev, V. M. Telesnina, Ph. I. Zemskov, A. I. Benediktova, M. M. Karpukhin & V. V. Demin

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Glazman, G.R., Bogatyrev, L.G., Telesnina, V.M. et al. Structural Organization of Forest Litters at Stationary Bulk Lysimeters of the Department of Soil Science, Moscow State University. Moscow Univ. Soil Sci. Bull. 77, 203–212 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147687422030048

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