Species and microsite effects on litter decomposition in a Puerto Rican landslide

Community Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-162

  Myster, R W ^a   Schaefer, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower montane wet forest; LTER; Luquillo Experimental Forest; Nutrient immobilization

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; IMMOBILIZATION; LANDSLIDE; LITTER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0346397904     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.4.2003.2.4     Document Type: Article

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