Forest Floor Moisture Capacity of the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Bernard JM. 1963. Forest Floor Moisture Capacity of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Ecology. 44(3):574-576
The significant facts that emerge from this study are that the differences in the litter of different forest types of the area are not significant, that the depth of the litter varies from 0.5 to 0.9 inches, and that the water retention of the litter is equivalent to approximately 0.05 inch and of the 1 inch layer immediately below it to 0.44 inch. Thus the forest floor can hold approximately 0.5 inch of water, based on its ovendry condition
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bernard, John
- Units
- PINE
- Keywords
- Ecology, Forest litter, Moisture, Monitoring, Research Article