Structure, composition and small litter dynamics of a semi-deciduous forest in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Flora

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-147

  Haase, Rainer ^a,b   Hirooka, Roberto Y ^a  

^a Fundação Ecotrópica   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerradao; Cerrado; Litter decomposition; Litterfall; Mesophytic forest

Indexed keywords

ASTRONIUM URUNDEUVA; CAESALPINIA CILIATA; DIPTERYX ALATA; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA IMPETIGINOSA;

EID: 0031943441     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30830-7     Document Type: Article

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