Heterogeneity of soil organic matter following death of individual plants in shortgrass steppe

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1256-1261

  Kelly, Robin H ^a   Burke, Ingrid C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Litterfall vs. decomposition; Northern Colorado (USA) shortgrass steppe; Plant microsite; Resource gap; Semiarid ecosystems; Shortgrass steppe soils; Soil heterogeneity; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

DEAD PLANT; DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER; SHORTGRASS STEPPE; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

USA, COLORADO;

EID: 0030613896     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1256:HOSOMF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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