Litter decomposition rates in Canadian forests

Global Change Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-82

  Moore, T R ^a   Trofymow, J A ^b   Taylor, B ^c   Prescott, C ^d   Camire C ^e   Duschene, L ^f   Fyles, J ^a   Kozak, L ^b   Kranabetter, M ^g   Morrison, I ^d   Siltanen, M ^h   Smith, S ⁱ   Titus, B ^j   Visser, S ^k   Wein, R ^l   Zoltai, S ^h  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Taylor Mazier Associates   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^f GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^g RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^h NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ Government of Yukon   (Canada)

^j Newfoundland Forestry Centre   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^l UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Climate change; Decomposition; Forests; Lignin; Litter; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTER;

CANADA;

EID: 0032969050     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1998.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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