Effect of Decomposition Conditions and Falloff Composition on Litter Reserves and Characteristics in a Bilberry-Sphagnum Spruce Forest of Middle Taiga
In an old bilberry-sphagnum spruce forest on the gleyic peaty-podzolic soil (62° 17' N, 50°00', middle taiga), the mean input of falloff is 405.57 g m<sup>-2</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup> or 200.5 g C m<sup>-2</sup>yr<sup>-1</sup>. The rate of decomposition of plant residues varies greatly (2.6-60.0%). The litter stock is 73.6 t ha<sup>-1</sup>. The litter is decomposed slowly; the C : N ratio is 29.9 because of unfavorable hydrothermal conditions.