TABLE XXI
Relative Litter, Bole and Total Organic Matter Production in Four Major Climatic Zones
Total litter Leaf litter Bole production Total production Total broad-leaved Total needle-leaved
(from
(from
(from
(from
tree production
tree production
Table XI)
Table XI) Paterson, 1956)
Table XX)
(from Becking, 1962) (from Becking, 1962)
-
-
-
Arctic -alpine*
1 .o
1.0
1.0
Cold temperate?
3.5
3.6
2.7
1.0
1 *o
1.0
-
-
-
Warm temperate
5.5
5.1
5.1
Equatorial
10.9
9.7
7.0
2.3
3.0
2.4
* Taken as unity in the firat three columns.
7 Taken a B unity i n the last three columns.