Variation in quality and decomposability of red oak leaf litter along an urban-rural gradient

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 258-268

  Carreiro, M M ^a   Howe, K ^b   Parkhurst, D F ^c   Pouyat, R V ^d  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest litter decomposition; Leaf litter quality; Microbial bioassay; Quercus rubra; Urban land use

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL FERTILITY; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 0033367394     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050617     Document Type: Article

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