Litter depth

n. The thickness of the litter layer.

• Discussion

Litter depth is measured to estimate litter load. Litter load, or weight per acre, can be calculated as the litter depth times litter bulk density  or estimated from drying and weighing the litter from fixed area plots.

• Units

   

  Preferred units for litter depth are cm in technical reports and papers. Fire Management in the United States still uses the English units in. See the following litter depth units conversion table for conversion factors.

   

• See Also

  • Litter

  • Litter layer

  • Litter load

   

• Notes

  • Author 

    Joe Scott, Research Forester

    Systems for Environmental Management

     

  • Last update 

    August 2007