Wood Block Decomposition 12 Month Mass Loss Assessment, Cumberland Plain 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.

超级站点（SuperSites）木块分解评估项目隶属于一项旨在探究微生物与无脊椎动物对木材腐朽影响的全球研究计划。研究团队制定了标准化实验方案：将体积约400 cm³的未处理辐射松（Pinus radiata）木块作为木质基质，通过塑料网筛设置两组暴露环境——一组阻隔大型无脊椎动物（如白蚁），另一组则不设置此类阻隔。本项目将为全球及澳大利亚各地不同生态系统中，归因于腐生微生物与无脊椎动物的木材相对分解速率提供基准数据。采用统一木质基质的实验设计，可实现不同研究间的直接横向对比。