Litterfall, litter accumulation and litter decomposition rates in four forest ecosystems in northern greece

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 113-127

  Kavvadias, Victor A ^a   Alifragis, Dimitrios ^a   Tsiontsis, Alexandros ^b   Brofas, Georgios ^b   Stamatelos, Georgios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abies borisii regis; Fagus sylvatica; Litter decomposition; Nutrient cycling; Pinus nigra; Pinus pinaster; Site quality

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NUTRITION;

LITTER DECOMPOSITION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT;

GREECE;

ABIES; ABIES BORISII; ABIES BORISII-REGIS; CLETOCAMPTUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS NIGRA; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 0035871459     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00365-0     Document Type: Article

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