Carbon and nitrogen dynamics of decomposing leaf litter in a tropical hill evergreen forest

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 57-63

  Torreta, Nimpha K ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon dynamics; Decomposition; Nitrogen dynamics; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEASONALITY; THAILAND; TROPICS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS ACCUMINATISSIMA; SCHIMA WALLICHII;

EID: 0033121238     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(99)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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