Intraspecific litter diversity and nitrogen deposition affect nutrient dynamics and soil respiration

Oecologia

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 124-128

  Madritch, Michael D ^a,b   Hunter, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Ecosystem functioning; Litter quality; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; NITROGEN;

BIODIVERSITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEM; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL; SOUTH CAROLINA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037594828     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1253-0     Document Type: Article

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