Wood Block Decomposition 12 Month Mass Loss Assessment, Great Western Woodlands SuperSite, Core 1 ha, 2018

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.

超级样地（SuperSites）木材块分解评估是一项全球性研究计划的组成部分，该计划旨在探究微生物与无脊椎动物对木材腐朽的影响。研究团队制定了统一的标准化实验方案：将体积约400立方厘米的木材基质（未处理的辐射松（Pinus radiata））暴露于自然环境中，通过塑料网筛设置两组处理，分别排除与允许大型无脊椎动物（如白蚁）的进入。本研究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参考数据。采用统一的木材基质，可实现不同研究间的直接横向对比。