Determinants of leaf litter patchiness in mixed species New Jersey pine barrens forest and its possible influence on soil and soil biota

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 288-293

  Dighton, John ^a   Morale Bonilla, Anwar S ^b   Jimînez Nûñez, Rubén A ^b   Martînez, Nelson ^b  

^a Rutgers Univ Pinelands Fld Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ericaceous shrub layer; Litter; Mycorrhizae; Pine barrens

Indexed keywords

ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FOREST; FUNGAL GROWTH; LEAF LITTER; OAK; PINE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UNITED STATES;

LEAF LITTER; ORGANIC MATTER; PATCHINESS; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MOISTURE;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034088167     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050658     Document Type: Article

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