The direct effects of UV-B radiation on Betula pubescens litter decomposing at four European field sites

Plant Ecology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 27-36

  Moody, Sandra A ^a   Paul, Nigel D ^a   Björn, Lars Olof ^b   Callaghan, Terry V ^c   Lee, John A ^d   Manetas, Yiannis ^e   Rozema, Jelte ^f   Gwynn Jones, Dylan ^g   Johanson, Ulf ^b   Kyparissis, Aris ^e   Oudejans, Annemiek M C ^f  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Nutrient cycling; Ozone depletion; Photodegradation; Ultraviolet B; UV B

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

BETULA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 0035652850     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2892-8_3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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