Decomposition vectors: A new approach to estimating woody detritus decomposition dynamics

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-84

  Harmon, Mark E ^a   Krankina, Olga N ^a   Sexton, Jay ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VECTOR; WOOD; WOOD DECOMPOSITION;

BIOMASS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ECOSYSTEMS; POLYNOMIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VECTORS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BETULA PENDULA; DECOMPOSITION VECTORS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

FORESTRY;

CHRONOSEQUENCE; DECOMPOSITION; WOODY DEBRIS;

(NORTHWEST); RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ABIES; BETULA PENDULA; PENDULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034053777     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-187     Document Type: Article

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