Decomposition dynamics of native and standard substrates in forests and peatlands: Mukhrino field station, Western Siberia
Citation
Filippova N (2022). Decomposition dynamics of native and standard substrates in forests and peatlands: Mukhrino field station, Western Siberia. Version 1.6. Yugra State University Biological Collection (YSU BC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/m4gvmb accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-11-30.Description
To estimate the values and parameters of decomposition in major ecosystem types in Mukhrino field station, a series of experiments had been initiated since 2016. Occasional studies on decomposition of peat and Sphagnum spp. were performed earlier by the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry (Novosibirsk) (Kosykh et al., 2017a; 2017b). The classical approach of litter bags was used to estimate weight lost, including standard litter type (tea) and native litters in natural as well as in experimental warming conditions (temperature raise by Open Top Chambers). The standard tea substrate was used to compare habitat effect and as part of the global projects on decomposition dynamics, where two different tea types are used to estimate decomposition constant from only one extraction point (Keuskamp et al., 2013; Djukic et al., 2018; MacDonald et al., 2018). To estimate the natural values of decomposition, eleven types of native substrates were chosen.
The measurements were filled in the table formatted by Darwin Core standard for biological diversity data and available openly in GBIF (the dataset is updated after each new year of measurements).
Sampling Description
Study Extent
The decomposition of native litters is studied in three plots, located in major vegetation types: treed Pine-dwarfshrubs-sphagnum bog (ryam), graminoid-Sphagnum bog (lawn) and mixed coniferous forest. Each plot is represented by two replicas to cover spacial variation. Each replica contains four bags of a particular litter types buried for a particular period. To study long-term dynamics of litter decomposition, series of bags were located for 1-4 and 10 years of decomposition. The series of bags for 1-4 year of decomposition are buried each year (2016-2022), totally 5 installations were made by 2022 and will be continued in the future. The decomposition of standard (tea) substrate was studied in the same plots as native substrates in 2016-2018 for 3, 12, 24 and 36 months of decoposition. To supplement the variety of vegetation, another three plots were located in deciduous forest types after clear-cut: 10 years and 40 years after the clearing, and in the nearby old-growth coniferous forest.Sampling
The decomposition of standard litter (tea) was performed according to (Keuskamp et al., 2013). A batch of calibrated tea was used (bought from Sweden) to standardize the substrate across the global experiment span. The extraction was made about 3 month later, in the beginning of September with the onset of first frosts. Besides, one series of long-term decomposition bags of standard tea (3 months, 1, 2, 3, 4 years) was installed once in 2016. The decomposition experiment of native litters was made according to instructions in (Keuskamp et al., 2013) for native litter bags preparation. The leaves of native plants were collected in autumn after beginning of leaf fall, dried and sewed into nylon bags 10 x 10 cm (mesh size about 0.2 mm), labeled and buried in the upper 0-3 soil horizon. After the incubation period, litter bags of native and standard types were excavated from the soil, cleaned from attached soil and roots and dried. The substrates were cleaned from roots with the help of lens, when possible (when difficult to clean, the possible mistake in weight loss was marked in the database).Method steps
- The leaves of native plants were collected in autumn after beginning of leaf fall, dried and sewed into nylon bags 10 x 10 cm (mesh size about 0.2 mm), labeled and buried in the upper 0-3 soil horizon.
- The tea of both types was weighted and buried in the beginning of vegetation season (end of May)
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The plots were located in vicinity of Mukhrino field station of YSU and Shapsha village, all in 20 km radius from Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Bibliographic Citations
- Kosykh, N.P., Vishnyakova, E.K., Koronatova, N.G., Sayb, E.A., Filippova, N.V., 2017a. Production and destruction processes in oligotrophic hollows in the muddle taiga (OTC-experiment) [Продукционно-деструкционные процессы в олиготрофных мочажинах средний тайги в OTC-эксперименте], in: Углеродный Баланс Болот Западной Cибири в Контексте Изменения Климата : Материалы Междунар. Конф. (Ханты-Мансийск, 19–29 Июня 2017 Г.). pp. 77–79. -
- Kosykh N.P., Koronatova N.G., Lapshina E.D., Filippova N.V., Vishnyakova E.K., Stepanova V.A. 2017b. Linear growth and production of Sphagnum mosses in the middle taiga zone of West Siberia // Environmental dynamics and global climate change. V. 8 (1). P. 3-13. -
- Djukic, I., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I.K., Larsen, K.S., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., et al. 2018. Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of The Total Environment 628–629, 1369–1394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012 -
- Keuskamp, J.A., Dingemans, B.J., Lehtinen, T., Sarneel, J.M. and Hefting, M.M., 2013. Tea Bag Index: a novel approach to collect uniform decomposition data across ecosystems. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4(11), pp.1070-1075 -
- Filippova N.V., Glagolev M.V. 2018. Short-term standard litter decomposition across three different ecosystems in middle taiga zone of West Siberia // IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. V. 138. № 1. P. 012004. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/138/1/012004/meta -
Contacts
Nina Filippovaoriginator
position: senior researcher
Yugra State University
Khanty-Mansiysk
RU
email: filippova.courlee.nina@gmail.com
Nina Filippova
metadata author
position: senior researcher
Yugra State University
Khanty-Mansiysk
RU
email: filippova.courlee.nina@gmail.com
Nina Filippova
administrative point of contact
position: senior researcher
Yugra State University
Khanty-Mansiysk
RU
email: filippova.courlee.nina@gmail.com