Table 1 Plot, stand (2006) and soil characteristics of the Tura site (64°19' N, 100°15'E) in Central Siberia, modified after Prokushkin et al. [44]
From: Zn isotope fractionation in a pristine larch forest on permafrost-dominated soils in Central Siberia
Stand dominant | Tree stand | Soil | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | Plot location | Stand density (tree/ha) | Biomass (t/ha) | Active layer thickness** (cm) | Organic layer*** (cm) | Max rooting depth in mineral layer (cm) | ||||||
Stem | Needle | Total* | June | July | August | September | ||||||
L. gmelinii | 110 | South-facing slope (SF) | 2700 | 52.3 | 1.6 | 56.6 | 18 ± 8 | 86 ± 15 | 112 ± 26 | 123 ± 18 | 7 ± 2 | 60 |
L. gmelinii | 110 | North-facing slope (NF) | 4400 | 26.9 | 0.4 | 28.2 | 1 ± 1 | 25 ± 12 | 36 ± 11 | 42 ± 10 | 19 ± 5 | 10 |
L. gmelinii | 110 | Sphagnum bog (B) | 2483 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 ± 2 | 15 ± 8 | 20 ± 5 | 38 ± 8 | 0 |