Reasons to not correct for leaching in TBI; Reply to Lind et al. (2022)
Publication date
2023-06-13
Authors
Sarneel, Judith M.
Barel, Janna M.
Duddigan, Sarah
Keuskamp, Joost
Pastor, Ada
Sandén, Taru
Blume-Werry, Gesche
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Letter
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Abstract
We believe that correcting for leaching in (terrestrial) litterbags studies such as the Tea Bag Index will result in more uncertainties than it resolves. This is mainly because leaching occurs in pulses upon changes in the environment and because leached material can still be mineralized after leaching. Furthermore, amount of material that potentially leaches from tea is comparable to other litter types. When correcting for leaching, it is key to be specific about the employed method, just like being specific about the study specific definition of decomposition.
Keywords
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Citation
Sarneel, J M, Barel, J M, Duddigan, S, Keuskamp, J A, Pastor, A, Sandén, T & Blume-Werry, G 2023, 'Reasons to not correct for leaching in TBI; Reply to Lind et al. (2022)', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, no. 6, e10133. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10133