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ecosystem dominating vegetation soil texture soil order soil moisture air temperature
precipitation special remarks
tea bag weight of the bag, string, label 0.2515
tea bag weight of the bag and string 0.2244
tea bag weight of the bag 0.1223
hydrolysable fraction Green tea 0.84
Rooibos tea 0.55

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sample na Green Rooibos Green Rooibos Green Rooibos Green Rooibos
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Fr. Dec. green S ar Fr. Rem Rooibos days(t) k
1.12703954878131 -0.338527 0.7388668 -0.1155293725588 Err:502
the light yellow fields are the fields that you need to fill in yourself
obligatory for the global experiment
GPS coordinates x in case you cannot find th
date of burial x exact data of burial
date of dig up x exact date of dig up
weight before x this is the exact weight of
weight after x this is the exact weight of
ecosystem x e.g. forest, grassland, crop
dominating vegetation note down the main speci
soil texture x follow texture-by-feel-me
soil order x e.g. Alfisol, Andisol, Mollis
soil moisture x weight a tablespoon of so
air temperature in case you cant measure
precipitation in case you cant measure
special remarks any extra information you

tea bag weight of the bag, string, label This is the dry weight of th
tea bag weight of the bag and string This is the dry weight of th
tea bag weight of the bag This is the dry weight of o
hydrolysable fraction This is the measured fracti

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Initial teabag weight This is the initial weight of
Final teabag weight This is what you measure
Initial tea weight This is the initial weight of
Final tea weight This is the dry weight of th

Fr. Dec. green This is the fraction of the G

S This is the stabilization of
ar This is a intermediate step
Fr. Rem Rooibos This is the fraction of the R
days(t) This is the number of days
k This is the k, the paramete

See Keuskamp et al 2013 for the formula used

in case you cannot find the GPS coordinates (e.g. from Google Earth), please provide your postal code
exact data of burial
exact date of dig up
this is the exact weight of the tea bag before the experiment (bag+tea+string+label)
this is the exact weight of the tea bag after the experiment (bag+tea+string, but no label)
e.g. forest, grassland, cropland
note down the main species in the area
follow texture-by-feel-method and note down your result
e.g. Alfisol, Andisol, Mollisol; compare the soil to the soil orders explained on http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/edu
weight a tablespoon of soil before and after a week of drying, then calculate moisture content % = (((weight of wet soil – weight of dry so
in case you cant measure this on your own, find the information from your closests weather station
in case you cant measure this on your own, find the information from your closests weather station
any extra information you think would be usable for understanding the results, e.g. how close you are to a river, a factory etc.

This is the dry weight of the entire bag before burrial. So to calculate the weight of the tea in the bag (initial tea weight) this needs to be s
This is the dry weight of the entire bag without the label and can be used to calculate the tea in the bag after retrieving
This is the dry weight of only the triangular bag. This can be used to caclulate the tea in the teabag after retrieving, when the whole string
This is the measured fraction of the tea material that is hydrolysable (it is the easy to decompose fraction)

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This is the initial weight of the tea bag (bag plus the tea inside) before you burried it. If you haven't measured that yourself, use the value
This is what you measure after you digged up the teabag (bag without label plus the tea inside)
This is the initial weight of the tea bag before you burried it. If you haven't measured that yourself, use the values for Green and Rooibos
This is the dry weight of the tea inside the bag. Adjust the formula if the string broke of during retrieving the tea bag. Bags without labels

This is the fraction of the Green tea inside the bag that was decomposed (ag)
This is the stabilization of the hydrolysable fraction, a high number indicates a lot of stabilization and the degree to which the material wa
This is a intermediate step to come to the calculation of k
This is the fraction of the Rooibos tea that is remaining. (Wt)
This is the number of days that the tea bag was in the soil.
This is the k, the parameter for decomposition speed, higher valus indicate faster decomposition.
tal/nrcs/detail/soils/edu/?cid=nrcs142p2_053588 and note down your result
et soil – weight of dry soil)/weight of wet soil) * 100)

a factory etc.

weight) this needs to be substracted from the initial teabag weight

g, when the whole string broke of during digging up.

at yourself, use the values for Green and Rooibos tea that are given

for Green and Rooibos tea that are given

bag. Bags without labels is default

o which the material was decomposed was little. Values lower than 1 can occur theoretically.