Harmon, M. 2011. Comparision of native litter species occurring at the Andrews Experimental Forest to LIDET standard species, 1993-2003 Long-Term Ecological Research Andrews Forest LTER Site. [Database]. Available: https://andrewsforest-stage.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/fsdb-data-catalog/TD029 Accessed 2026-05-10.

The primary objective of this study is to examine the control that substrate quality and climate have on patterns of long-term decomposition and nitrogen accumulation in above- and below-ground fine litter. Of particular interest will be to examine the degree these two factors control the formation of stable organic matter and nitrogen after extensive decay.

Temporal coverage: 1993-01-01 to 2003-01-01

Geographic coverage: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon

Spatial coverage:

Bounds: W -122.26172200, E -122.10084700, N 44.28196400, S 44.19770400

• The primary objective of this study is to examine the control that substrate quality and climate have on patterns of long-term decomposition and nitrogen accumulation in above- and below-ground fine litter. Of particular interest will be to examine the degree these two factors control the formation of stable organic matter and nitrogen after extensive decay.

Title: Long-Term Ecological Research

• Mark E. Harmon
  Role: Principal Investigator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark
• Mark E. Harmon
  Role: Abstractor
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark
• Mark E. Harmon
  Role: Creator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark

• Information Manager
  Andrews Forest LTER Program, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331
  Email: hjaweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/
• Mark E. Harmon
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Forest Science;321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-8455, (978) 724-0045 ext 223
  Email: mark.harmon@oregonstate.edu
  URL: http://fes.forestry.oregonstate.edu/people?path=people/harmon-mark

• Andrews Forest LTER Site
  Role: Publisher
  Forest Ecosystems and Society Department in Forestry, Oregon State University, 201K Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752
  Phone: (541) 737-8480
  Email: lterweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/

The primary objective of this study is to examine the control that substrate quality and climate have on patterns of long-term decomposition and nitrogen accumulation in above- and below-ground fine litter. Of particular interest will be to examine the degree these two factors control the formation of stable organic matter and nitrogen after extensive decay. The primary objective of this study is to examine the control that substrate quality and climate have on patterns of long-term decomposition and nitrogen accumulation in above- and below-ground fine litter. Of particular interest will be to examine the degree these two factors control the formation of stable organic matter and nitrogen after extensive decay. Field Methods - TD029

Purpose: The primary objective of this study is to examine the control that substrate quality and climate have on patterns of long-term decomposition and nitrogen accumulation in above- and below-ground fine litter. Of particular interest will be to examine the degree these two factors control the formation of stable organic matter and nitrogen after extensive decay.

Method Steps

Sampling

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• LTER controlled vocabulary: decay rates (theme), litterbags (theme), decomposition (theme), litterfall (theme), nitrogen (theme), phosphorus (theme), organic matter (theme), leaf litter (theme)
• LTER core research areas: organic matter (theme)

• All Organisms: All Organisms
• Highest common category (ca. kingdom): Plantae
• Division or Phylum: Coniferophyta
• Class: Pinopsida
• Order: Pinales
• Family: Pinaceae
• Genus: Pinus
• Species: Pinus monticola
• Genus: Pseudotsuga
• Species: Pseudotsuga menziesii
• Division or Phylum: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Subclass: Dilleniidae
• Order: Ericales
• Family: Ericaceae
• Genus: Rhododendron
• Species: Rhododendron macrophyllum
• Subclass: Rosidae
• Order: Sapindales
• Family: Aceraceae
• Genus: Acer
• Species: Acer macrophyllum
• Species: Acer circinatum
• Order: Cornales
• Family: Cornaceae
• Genus: Cornus
• Species: Cornus nuttallii

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While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed and all data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data.

General acknowledgement: Data were provided by the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest research program, funded by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (DEB 2025755), US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Oregon State University.

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Maintenance update frequency: notPlanned

Description

• An update history is logged and maintained with each new version of every dataset.

Change History

• Version1 (2005-06-20)
  Original metadata creation
• Version2 (2005-06-20)
  Moved database to SQL server