Contribution of leaf and needle litter to whole ecosystem BVOC fluxes

► Litter BVOC fluxes were measured by gradient flux and enclosure techniques. ► Emissions were shown to have exponential dependence on temperature and moisture. ► A litter BVOC emissions model was developed which successfully reproduced the emission measurements. ► Litter BVOC emissions make only a small contribution to the whole ecosystem flux of the BVOCs measured.