Decomposition of cellulose strips in relation to climate, litterfall nitrogen, phosphorus and C/N ratio in natural boreal forests

Plant and Soil

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 91-101

  Kurka, Anne Marie ^a,b   Starr, Michael ^a   Heikinheimo, Martti ^c   Salkinoja Salonen, Mirja ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cellulose strips; Climate; Decomposition; Litterfall; Peatland; Upland

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE; DECOMPOSITION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FINLAND; SEASONALITY;

BOREAL FOREST; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECOMPOSITION; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

FINLAND;

ABIES; BETULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034073806     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004788327255     Document Type: Article

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