biochemistry - Humidity for wood rotting

I'm afraid this is not a topic of chemistry, the main degradation process in wood decay is a matter of biological attack, of course life needs water so if the ambient is very humid the wood decompose very well if the ambient is dry the wood can be conserved easier.
However wood is not a substance but a complex material, you have to investigate the degradation process for all the components. Chemically holocellulose is the most degradable part of wood, his microcrystalline structure improve the resistance but cycle of imbibitions can blow up the structure leading to a larger surface more suitable for degradation. The hydrolysis of cellulose however doesn't occur at normal temperature only peeling off can occur under 100 °C.
Lignin is more and more durable if a little bunch of micro and macro organism wouldn't decompose it we would be sub-merged by a large quantity of lignin.