Where has all the leaf litter gone?....

Authors

• Charlotte Buehler, DePauw University
• Chad Byers, DePauw University
• Summer Drake, DePauw University

Files

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

Summer 2006

Abstract

What Affects the Amount of Leaf Litter in a Forest?
Decomposition rates of leaf litter?
Abiotic soil conditions (pH, calcium content, other nutrients)?
Abundance of earthworms?
Abundance of millipedes?
Abundance of macroinvertebrates (beetles, crickets, spiders)?
Forest composition (maples, oaks, elms)?
Other abiotic factors (microclimate, microtopography, moisture)?
Leaf chemistry (tannin content, lability, recalcitrance)?
Other biotic factors (bacteria, fungi, mycorrhizae)?

Project Mentor

Vanessa Artman

Funding and Acknowledgements

Financial support for this project was provided by DePauw University through the Science Research Fellows program, the Faculty Development program, and the Office of Academic Affairs. We thank Neal Abraham for supporting our research. We thank the students, faculty, and staff at DePauw who have contributed time and energy to our research, and we thank our friends and families for their support.

Recommended Citation

Buehler, Charlotte; Byers, Chad; and Drake, Summer, "Where has all the leaf litter gone?...." (2006). Annual Student Research Poster Session. 246.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/srfposters/246