New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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The Dry Weight and Calorific Value of Litter Fall in a New Zealand Nothofagus Forest

R. G. Bagnall

Department of University Extension, Victoria University, Wellington

Abstract Litter fall and throughfall material were measured for one year in a 79-year-old, low altitude, New Zealand Nothofagus solandri var. solandri forest. Total fall was 5,688 kg/ha/annum (26 x 10" kcal/ha/annum) for a lower hill-slope, and 4,970 kg/ha/annum (23 x 10³ kcal/ha/annum) for an adjacent upper hill-slope. There was a peak winter fall of green leaves.

Received 21 May 1971

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