Scots pine needle litter - Can it offer a mechanism for carbon sequestration ? Presentation of a theory
The aim of this paper was to review and organize existing knowledge of the decomposition of Scots pine needle litter into a structure and create a system of factors influencing its decomposition from newly shed litter though to soil organic matter
(SOM). The AA. suggest a simple regulating mechanism for its sequestration of carbon. Focus will be on foliar litter of Scots pine and the genus Pinus. A model for litter decomposition based on chemical changes during decomposition is presented