litterfall
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
Plant material that falls to the ground, such as leaves from trees.
Litterfall is provided for as long as the mature forest exists.
2
The total mass of plant material falling to the ground per unit area, or the mass collected at a specific site.
The remaining forest types had similar mean litterfalls ranging from 3333 to 6484 kg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹
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