Foliar Litter Decomposition: A Conceptual Model with Focus on Pine (Pinus) Litter—A Genus with Global Distribution

Figure 14

All available data (Norway spruce, lodgepole pine, Scots pine, Aleppo pine, silver birch, grey alder) for annual mass loss of foliar litter in late stages were related to litter Mn concentration at the start of each year. Mass-loss data originate from sites distributed over Sweden plus from two sites in northern Libya. From [85].