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Litter Production and Decomposition in Dry Forests of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Issue number 1 from 31.12.2025

This 12-month long study explores the litterfall production and decomposition at four different sites in tropical dry forests of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The total litterfall, leaf litter and branch litter production values were found to be significantly different (p < 0.05) at all sites. The production of total litterfall, leaf litter, and branch litter was greater in Binafun (2778.125 g-m-2-year-1 and 2453.125 g-m-2-yr-1) and Bonmuti (300.437 g-m-2-yr-1). The annual mean litterfall decomposition rate followed the order of Binafun < Letkole < Bonmuti < Oelbanu (p < 0.05), which positively correlated with the monthly mean precipitation, mean humidity, and mean temperature. The turnover rate calculation indicated that the forest floor was replaced every year with a turnover time of 1.083 years.

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