Effects of mobile tree islands on alpine tundra soils

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-17

  Seastedt, T R ^a   Adams, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra; Carbon; Colorado Rockies; Decomposition; Kobresia myosuroides; Krummholz; Nitrogen flux; Root production; Soil chemistry and texture; Tree islands; 13C

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; KRUMMHOLZ; LITTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TUNDRA SOIL;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; UNITED STATES;

KOBRESIA MYOSUROIDES;

EID: 0035136979     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0008:EOMTIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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