Interactions between litter lignin and soil nitrogen availability during leaf litter decomposition in a Hawaiian montane forest

Ecosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 484-494

  Hobbie, Sarah E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Fertilization; Hawaii; Lignin; Metrosideros polymorpha; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES; WOODLAND;

EID: 0033669606     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100210000042     Document Type: Article

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