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Preferred term

litter trap

Is replaced by

litter trap

Definition

Sampling method used to collect the input of litter from vegetation (litterfall). The method is used to estimate aboveground litter input. Litter is made of foliage, flower, fruits, branches, seeds falling down from vegetation. Traps can be square or circular, of different size (0.16 m2, 0.25 m2, 0.50 m2)

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

litter traps

Note

[source of definition ] Expert" , "[controlled by ] Giorgio Matteucci , 23/05/2013

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/EnvEU_538

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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