TERN Ecosystem Process Site Vegetation Decomposition Tea Bag Index Data 2016 - 2017

Plant material decomposition in soil was investigated using two types of tea bags (Green and Rooibos) buried to 8 cm for 80-90 days across seven TERN Ecosystem Process monitoring sites between 2016 - 2017. The sites included: Great Western Woodlands, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Cumberland Plain, Cape Tribulation, Warra Tall Eucalypt and Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt sites. Weight loss of tea bags was determined and contextual data collected.

本研究针对土壤中植物物料的分解过程开展实验探究，选用绿茶（Green）与如意波斯茶（Rooibos）两款茶袋，将其埋深8厘米，于2016至2017年间在7个TERN生态过程监测样地中实施为期80至90天的埋藏实验。本次实验覆盖的样地包括：大西部林地（Great Western Woodlands）、罗布森溪雨林（Robson Creek Rainforest）、萨姆福德城郊地带（Samford Peri-Urban）、坎伯兰平原（Cumberland Plain）、特里布申角（Cape Tribulation）、瓦拉高大桉树林地（Warra Tall Eucalypt）以及滕巴鲁巴湿生桉树林地（Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt）。研究测定了茶袋的重量损失，并收集了相关背景数据。