Decomposition and potential nitrogen fixation in Dicranopteris linearis litter on Mauna Loa, Hawai'i

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 579-594

  Russell, Ann E ^a   Vitousek, Peter M ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Dicranopteris linearis; Ecosystem development; Hawai'i; Mauna Loa; Nitrogen fixation; Pahoehoe lava; Primary succession; Species effect

Indexed keywords

DICRANOPTERIS; DICRANOPTERIS LINEARIS; FILICOPHYTA; LOA; MAUNA;

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NITROGEN FIXATION;

USA, HAWAII, MAUNA LOA;

EID: 0030614021     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010737     Document Type: Article

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