Replication Data for: Decomposition of plant, fungal and tea litter in Picea abies forests with and without a history of clear-cutting

10.18710/JKHCDE Madsen, Rieke Lo Rieke Lo Madsen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-5796 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Nybakken, Line Line Nybakken https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-0945 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Kjønaas, O. Janne O. Janne Kjønaas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3713-6628 Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) Kauserud, Håvard Håvard Kauserud https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-6090 University of Oslo (UiO) Asplund, Johan Johan Asplund https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5610-4480 Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Replication Data for: Decomposition of plant, fungal and tea litter in Picea abies forests with and without a history of clear-cutting DataverseNO 2025 Earth and Environmental Sciences Litterbag Even-aged forestry Vaccinium Cenococcum Suillus Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) Madsen, Rieke Lo Rieke Lo Madsen Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) 2025-03-24 2025-09-26 2021-10-01/2023-11-30 Experimental;Observational 10.1016/J.APSOIL.2025.106485 10.18710/JKHCDE/08SKS1 10.18710/JKHCDE/LIUJZQ 10.18710/JKHCDE/4EG4AQ 10.18710/JKHCDE/YAGRQF 10.18710/JKHCDE/CYV4E4 10.18710/JKHCDE/IVHCTZ 10.18710/JKHCDE/SWYGKM 11761 213798 25767 35863 25683 22520 102416 text/plain text/comma-separated-values text/comma-separated-values text/comma-separated-values text/comma-separated-values text/comma-separated-values text/comma-separated-values 1.0 Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Litter decomposition is coupled to carbon (C) sequestration through C release to the atmosphere, C transformation and nutrient release to the soil. We investigated if clear-cutting has long-term effects on this vital ecological process and consequently on C dynamics in boreal forests using twelve pairs of previously clear-cut and near-natural forests. <br> This study is part of the EcoForest project: https://ecoforest.no/. This dataset contains data on three decomposition experiments in 12 pairs of forests in South-Eastern Norway. The forests were paired across harvesting history to consist of one previously clear-cut forest and one near-natural forest i.e. never clear-cut. The litter used in the three experiments were: (I) plant leaf litter, (II) fungal necromass, (III) tea (Tea Bag Index). Norway 9.7007 12.5281 59.0798 60.9211 The Research Council of Norway 320722