Litterfall and organic matter decomposition in a seasonal forest of the eastern Chaco (Argentina)

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 203-212

  Carnevale, Nélida J ^a   Lewis, Juan Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chaco; Forest communities; Litter decomposition; Litter fall; Organic matter circulation; Schinopsis balansae forests

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOIL; TREE;

ARGENTINA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 0035295531     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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