Comparative study of litter decomposition and mineral element release in two amazonian forest ecosystems: Litter bag experiments

Pedobiologia

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 456-471

  Cornu, Sophie ^a,e   Luizão, Flavio ^b   Rouiller, James ^c   Lucas, Yves ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c CBP/CNRS   (France)

^d UTV   (France)

^e CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Amazonian forest; Bag experiment; Litter decomposition

Indexed keywords

CAMPINARANA; DECOMPOSITION RATE; LITTER; NUTRIENT LOSS; RAINFOREST;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030804136     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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