Decomposition of mangrove leaf litter in tropical Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 235-247

  Robertson, A I ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avicennia; Ceriops; Decomposition; Litter bag; Mangrove; Rhizophora

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; MANGROVE; TROPICAL;

AUSTRALIA;

AVICENNIA MARINA; CERIOPS TAGAL AUSTRALIS; RHIZOPHORA STYLOSA;

EID: 0024223574     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(88)90029-9     Document Type: Article

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