Comparative soil CO2 evolution, litter decay, and root dynamics in clearcut and uncut spruce-fir forest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Lytle, David E ^a,b   Cronan, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Clearcut; Decomposition; Fine roots; Spruce forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLEARCUT; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTERFALL; ROOT DYNAMICS; SPRUCE-FIR FOREST;

EID: 0032550301     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00182-5     Document Type: Article

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