Wood decomposition data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018

This dataset measures the decomposition of experimental wood blocks, Pinus radiata, over a period of one year in lowland, old growth, tropical rainforest. Wood blocks are placed on the ground or suspended above the ground in mesh bags that either allow or prevent entry of macro-invertebrates. The decomposition of ground placed wood blocks is measured during a period of drought and non-drought. Dry weight of wood blocks is measured at the start and end of the year and proportional weight loss is calculated. Accompanying decomposition data is a data set measuring temperature and relative humidity at 5 m vertical intervals from the ground to the canopy. This data is a contribution from the UK NERC-funded Biodiversity And Land-use Impacts on Tropical Ecosystem Function (BALI) consortium (http://bali.hmtf.info).

本数据集旨在衡量实验用木块，即辐射松（Pinus radiata），在低地、原生热带雨林中一年内的分解过程。木块被放置于地面或悬挂于地面之上的网格袋中，这些网格袋允许或阻止大型无脊椎动物的进入。在干旱期与非干旱期，对地面放置的木块分解过程进行测量。在年度的开始和结束时，测量木块干重，并计算相应的重量损失。伴随分解数据的是一组数据集，该数据集测量了从地面至树冠的5米垂直间隔内的温度和相对湿度。这些数据由英国NERC资助的“生物多样性及土地利用对热带生态系统功能影响”（BALI）联合体（http://bali.hmtf.info）提供。