Wood Block Decomposition 12 Month Mass Loss Assessment, Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt SuperSite, Core 1 ha, 2017

The SuperSites wood block decomposition assessment is part of a global program looking at the influence of microbes and invertebrates on wood decay. A common protocol was developed exposing small (~400 cm3) pieces of a wood-substrate (untreated Pinus radiata) to the environment excluding and not-excluding macroinvertebrates (e.g. termites) by the use of a plastic mesh. This will provide baseline information on the relative rates of decomposition that can be ascribed to saprotrophic microbes and invertebrates in different ecosystems across Australia and the world. The use of a common wood substrate allows for direct comparison among studies.

SuperSites木块分解评估是一项全球计划的组成部分，该计划旨在探究微生物与无脊椎动物对木材腐烂的影响。研究制定了一套通用协议：将小块（约400立方厘米）的木材基质（未处理的辐射松，Pinus radiata）暴露于环境中，通过塑料网实现对大型无脊椎动物（macroinvertebrates，如白蚁）的排除与非排除处理。这将提供基线信息，揭示澳大利亚及全球各地不同生态系统中腐生微生物（saprotrophic microbes）与无脊椎动物各自的相对分解速率。通用木材基质的使用使得不同研究之间能够进行直接比较。