Litter quality and interactive effects in litter mixtures: More negative interactions under elevated CO2?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1009-1016

  Hoorens, Bart ^a   Aerts, Rien ^a   Stroetenga, Martin ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global change; Litter decomposition; Nutrient cycling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS EPIGEJOS; CAREX; CAREX ROSTRATA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM RECURVUM; VICIA; VICIA LATHYROIDES;

EID: 0036910406     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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