Growth, net production, litter decomposition, and net nitrogen accumulation by epiphytic bryophytes in a tropical montane forest

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-23

  Clark, Kenneth L ^a   Nadkarni, Nalini M ^b   Gholz, Henry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual production; Carbon cycle; Costa rica; Epiphytic bryophytes; Litter decomposition; Litter nitrogen dynamics; Monteverde; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; DECOMPOSITION; EPIPHYTIC BRYOPHYTE; LITTER; MONTANE FOREST; NITROGEN;

COSTA RICA, MONTEVERDE;

EID: 0031697788     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00365.x     Document Type: Article

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