Pattern and chemical composition of fine litterfall in a subtropical forest in northern Okinawa Island, Japan

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-237

  Xu, Xiaoniu ^a,b   Enoki, Tsutomu ^a   Hirata, Eiji ^a   Tokashiki, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Castanopsis sieboldii; Leaf analysis; Litter production; Nutrient retranslocation; Nutrient use efficiency; Schima wallichii; Seasonal trend

Indexed keywords

CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA VAR. SIEBOLDII; CASTANOPSIS SIEBOLDII; SCHIMA WALLICHII;

EID: 0038670500     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00149     Document Type: Article

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