Decomposition of standard plant material along an altitudinal transect (65-3968 m) in the tropical Andes

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-78

  Couteaux M M ^a   Sarmiento, L ^b   Bottner, P ^a   Acevedo, D ^b   Thiery J M ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Andes; Carbon dynamics; Climatic response function; Decomposition; Global change; Soil organic matter; Tropical mountains

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECOMPOSITION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036158705     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(01)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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