Wood Block Decomposition 12 Month Mass Loss Assessment, Litchfield Savanna 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.

超级站点（SuperSites）木块分解评估项目是一项全球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。研究团队制定了一套标准化实验方案，通过设置塑料网筛，将体积约400立方厘米的未处理辐射松（Pinus radiata）木块作为木材基质，分别放置于排除大型无脊椎动物（如白蚁）与不排除此类生物的环境中进行暴露实验。该项目将为澳大利亚及全球不同生态系统中，可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。采用统一的木材基质，可实现不同研究间的直接横向对比。