Vegetation Decomposition, Tea Bag Index, South East Queensland Peri-urban SuperSite, Samford, Core 1 ha, 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. Weight loss was determined and contextual data collected. This experiment aligns with, and contributed to a citizen science program (www.teatime4science.org) looking at decomposition rates around the world.

本研究采用两种茶包（绿茶（Green）与路易波士茶（Rooibos））作为实验材料，将其埋入8厘米深的土壤中，培养80至90天，以探究土壤中植物材料的降解过程。实验测定了样品的重量损失率，并收集了相关背景数据。本实验契合并助力了一项全球性公民科学项目（www.teatime4science.org），该项目旨在调研全球范围内的有机质分解速率。