Decomposition of litter produced under elevated CO2: Dependence on plant species and nutrient supply

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-237

  Franck, Valerie M ^a   Hungate, Bruce A ^a,c   Chapin III, F Stuart ^a   Field, Christopher B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

decomposition; elevated CO2; litter quality; nitrogen mineralization; serpentine grassland

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DECOMPOSITION; GRASSLANDS; LITTER; LITTER QUALITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SERPENTINE;

AVENA FATUA; BROMUS HORDACEUS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; POACEAE; VULPIA MICROSTACHYS;

EID: 0030613143     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005705300959     Document Type: Article

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