Litter Nutrient Dynamics during Succession in Dry Tropical Forests of the Yucatan: Regional and Seasonal Effects

Ecosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 747-761

  Read, Larissa ^a,b   Lawrence, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry tropical forest; Litter; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Secondary forest; Shifting cultivation

Indexed keywords

DRY FOREST; LAND USE CHANGE; LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SECONDARY FOREST; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SUCCESSION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

YUCATAN PENINSULA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0346935301     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0177-1     Document Type: Article

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