Autumn leaf colours as indicators of decomposition rate in sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Cornelissen, J H C ^a,b   Perez Harguindeguy N ^c   Gwynn Jones, D ^a,d   Diaz S ^c   Callaghan, T V ^a   Aerts, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deciduous tree; Foliar pigmentation; Fungus; Litter mass loss; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DECOMPOSITION; LEAF LITTER;

EID: 0034493592     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026530214258     Document Type: Article

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