Mass and nutrient dynamics of decaying litter from Passiflora mollissima and selected native species in a Hawaiian montane rain forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-426

  Scowcroft, Paul G ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia koa; Cibotium glaucum; Decomposition; Hawaii; Litter quality; Metrosideros polymorpha; Nutrient cycling; Passiflora mollissima

Indexed keywords

PASSIFLORA MOLLISSIMA; ACACIA KOA; CIBOTIUM GLAUCUM; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; MIMOSACEAE; PASSIFLORACEAE;

DECOMPOSITION; INTRODUCED PLANT; LEAF LITTER; LIANA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RAINFOREST;

USA, HAWAII;

EID: 0030620283     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010592     Document Type: Article

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