Vegetation Decomposition, Tea Bag Index, Cumberland Plain SuperSite, 2016

Plant material decomposition in soil was investigated using two types of tea bags (Green and Rooibos) buried to 8 cm for 80-90 days. Weight loss was determined and contextual data collected. This experiment aligns with, and contributed to a citizen science program (www.teatime4science.org) looking at decomposition rates around the world.

本研究针对土壤中植物材料的分解过程展开探究，选用绿茶（Green）与路易波士茶（Rooibos）两款茶包，将其埋入8厘米深的土壤中，培养80至90天。实验通过测定茶包的重量损失率并收集相关背景数据完成分析，契合并助力了一项旨在研究全球范围内植物材料分解速率的公民科学项目（www.teatime4science.org）。