Canopy cover effects on mass loss, and nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics from decomposing litter in oak and pine stands in northern Lower Michigan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Kim, Choonsig ^a,c   Sharik, Terry L ^b   Jurgensen, Martin F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Canopy disturbance; Litter decomposition; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus; Pinus resinosa; Quercus rubra

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NITROGEN; NORTHERN RED OAK; PHOSPHORUS; RED PINE;

USA, MICHIGAN;

PINUS RESINOSA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0029752212     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03653-9     Document Type: Article

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