Litter quality and litter removal by the native fauna in the western Chaco woodland of Argentina

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-341

  Bucher, Enrique H ^a   Torres, Patricia A ^b   Abril, Adriana B ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Foraging quality; Herbivory; Litterbag; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Tropical semi arid regions

Indexed keywords

FAUNA; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; WOODLAND;

ARGENTINA;

CHACO;

EID: 0038622955     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003377     Document Type: Article

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