Claim · model-written summary
Carbon and nitrogen half lives were two to three months for H. abyssinica, three to four for C. macrostachyus, and seven to nine for C. africana.
- Taxon
- H. abyssinica
Hagenia abyssinicae0 - Outcome
- carbon and nitrogen half-livese0
- Value
- 2–3 monthse0
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Verbatim
e0“carbon and nitrogen half-lives were 2–3 months for H. abyssinica, 3–4 months for C. macrostachyus, and 7–9 months for C. africana”
Title
Kiros Getachew Belachew Journal of Sustainable Forestry 2025. doi:10.1080/10549811.2025.2592603
Other claims from this paper (19)
- Observation C. macrostachyus litter potassium was higher than in the other two species.
- Observation C. macrostachyus litter nitrogen was higher than C. africana.
- Observation H. abyssinica litter nitrogen was higher than C. africana.
- Observation C. macrostachyus litter phosphorus was reported as higher than C. africana.
- Observation H. abyssinica litter phosphorus was higher than C. africana.
- Observation C. macrostachyus litter carbon was lower than C. africana.
- Observation H. abyssinica litter carbon was lower than C. africana.
- Observation C. africana had a higher C:N ratio than the other species.
- Observation C. africana litter lignin was higher than in the other species.
- Observation C. africana litter lignin to nitrogen ratio was higher than in the other species.
- Observation C. africana litter polyphenol was higher than in the other species.
- Observation C. africana litter polyphenol to nitrogen ratio was higher than in the other species.
- Observation C. africana litter combined lignin and polyphenol to nitrogen ratio was higher than in the other species.
- Observation H. abyssinica litter lost about half its mass within two to three months.
- Observation C. macrostachyus litter lost about half its mass within three to four months.
- Observation C. africana litter took seven to eight months to lose about half its mass.
- Observation Phosphorus half life was two to three months in H. abyssinica and C. macrostachyus litter.
- Observation Phosphorus half life in C. africana litter was six to seven months.
- Observation Potassium turned over fastest, with one to two month half lives in H. abyssinica and C. macrostachyus and two to three in C. africana.