Table 5 Description of study site
From: Short life–fast death: decomposition rates of woody plants leaf- and herb-litter
Main plant communities | Galio sylvatici-Carpinetum typicum, Galio sylvatici-Carpinetum corydaletosum |
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Most common herb species | Adoxa moschatellina, Anemone nemorosa, A. ranunculoides, Aegopodium podagraria, Asarum europaeum, Corydalis cava, Ficaria verna, Galeobdolon luteum, Milium effusum |
Most common tree species | Fraxinus excelsior, Quercus robur, Carpinus betulus |
Most common shrub species | Corylus avellana |
Mean height of trees | 20.2 m (the highest trees reach 31.8 m) |
Density of trees | 230 specimens per hectare |
Soil type | Gleyic Umbrisol (Arenic), Epidistric Gleyic Cambisol (Humic, Arenic) |