Vernon Meentemeyer

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared regional variation in litter mass-loss rates (first year) in pine forests to climate across a large, continental-scale area using 39 experimental sites spanning climatic regions from the subarctic to subtropical and Mediterranean: the latitudinal gradient ranged from 31 °N to 70 °N and may represent the largest geographical area that has been sampled and observed for the purpose of studying biogeochemical processes.

TL;DR: The importance of integrating the disparate spatial and temporal scales in landscapes was emphasized by Risser in the preceding chapter as mentioned in this paper, making spatial scale inherent in definitions of landscape heterogeneity and diversity.

TL;DR: A review of spatial and time scales from a geographer's point of view can be found in this paper, where it is argued that the relevant, important, and useful variables from a modeling standpoint change with spatial scale.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed statistical relationships between topography and the spatial distribution of mean annual precipitation, using six topographic variables as predictors of precipitation: elevation, slope, orientation, exposure, product (or interaction) of slope and orientation, and the product of elevation and exposure.

TL;DR: Computer planimetry of the maps produced estimates of yearly terrestrial leaf litter and total litter production about 1.3% and 2.0% respectively, of the estimated world totals of detrital soil organic matter.