Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory Office of Science NEWTON's Homepage NEWTON's Homepage
NEWTON, Ask A Scientist!
NEWTON Home Page NEWTON Teachers Visit Our Archives Ask A Question How To Ask A Question Question of the Week Our Expert Scientists Volunteer at NEWTON! Frequently Asked Questions Referencing NEWTON About NEWTON About Ask A Scientist Education At Argonne Timber Decay Rates 
Name: Claire P.
Status: educator
Age: 50s
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: 1999-2001
Question:
I am working with students in the forests of the Rocky Mountains. I would like to find a way to estimate how long it takes for dead timber lying on the ground to rot, and how this differs from the rate of decomposition of standing timber.

Replies:
These sites should be helpful.

http://students.washington.edu/boakley/methods.html

http://nigec.ucdavis.edu/publications/annual99/western/WRHarmon0.html

http://lba.cptec.inpe.br/lba/eng/docs/publications/ChambersBiogeochemistry.pdf

Sincerely,

Anthony R. Brach


Click here to return to the Botany Archives

NEWTON is an electronic community for Science, Math, and Computer Science K-12 Educators, sponsored and operated by Argonne National Laboratory's Educational Programs, Andrew Skipor, Ph.D., Head of Educational Programs.

For assistance with NEWTON contact a System Operator (help@newton.dep.anl.gov), or at Argonne's Educational Programs

NEWTON AND ASK A SCIENTIST
Educational Programs
Building 360
9700 S. Cass Ave.
Argonne, Illinois
60439-4845, USA
Update: June 2012
Weclome To Newton

Argonne National Laboratory