Some nutrient dynamics associated with litterfall and litter decomposition in hoop pine plantations of southeast Queensland, Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 110, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 343-352

  Bubb, K A ^a   Xu, Z H ^b   Simpson, J A ^b   Saffigna, P G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araucaria cunninghamii; Litter decomposition; Litter half life; Litter quality; Litterfall; Nitrogen cycle; Nutrient release

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DECAY (ORGANIC); ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII; HOOP PINE PLANTATIONS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTERFALL; MASS BALANCE; NITROGEN CYCLE;

FORESTRY;

DECOMPOSITION; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANTATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 0032487471     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00295-3     Document Type: Article

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